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Second Battle of Agua Prieta

Second Battle of Agua Prieta was a battle fought in 1915 in what is now Mexico. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at its recorded location. It was part of the Mexican Revolution, which ran from 1910 to 1920. The recorded result: Constitutionalist victory. Recorded strength: 15,000 against 6,500.

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Francisco Villa auf seinem Hengst Sieben Meilen vor seiner División del Norte, nördlich von Ojinaga, Chihuahua
Francisco Villa auf seinem Hengst Sieben Meilen vor seiner División del Norte, nördlich von Ojinaga, Chihuahua. Los Angles Herald, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought1915
WhereMexico31.328N, 109.546W, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeConstitutionalist victory
BelligerentsConventionists; División del NorteagainstConstitutionalists; Constitutional Army
Casualties and lossesUnknownand45 dead; 90 wounded
Part ofMexican Revolution1910 to 1920

Where it sits in the Mexican Revolution

Battle of Lipantitlán, 1835Battle of Cuautla, 1911First Battle of Tijuana, 1911Capture of Mexicali, 1911Battle of Casas Grandes, 1911Battle of Ciudad Juárez, 1911First Battle of Rellano, 1912Second Battle of Rellano, 1912Battle of Naco, 1913Battle of Nogales, 1913First Battle of Torreón, 1913Battle of Zaragoza, 1913Battle of San Pedro de las Colonias, 1914Battle of Zacatecas, 1914Second Battle of Agua Prieta, 1915Battle of Nogales, 1915Battle of Carrizal, 1916Third Battle of Torreón, 1916Battle of Ciudad Juárez, 191918351919Second Battle of Agua Prieta, 1915
19 placed engagements of the Mexican Revolution in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1915 (year precision)
PlaceMexico
31.328N, 109.546W
KindBattle, First World War
Strength15,0006,500
Casualties and lossesUnknown45 dead; 90 wounded
Commanders
  • Plutarco Elías Calles
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Placed at its recorded location; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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Second Battle of Agua Prieta is one of 2,997 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 160 in present-day Mexico.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q7443066, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Second Battle of Agua Prieta, revision 1370735858, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.