Battle of Carrizal
1916 battle in the Mexican state of Chihuahua / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Battle of Carrizal occurred on June 21, 1916. It was a major skirmish between United States Army troops of General John J. Pershing's Punitive Expedition and Carrancista troops fought at the town of Carrizal in the Mexican state of Chihuahua.
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Battle of Carrizal | |||||||
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Part of the Mexican Border War | |||||||
Captured U.S. soldiers after the battle | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Carrancistas | United States | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Félix Gómez † |
Charles T. Boyd † Henry R. Adair † | ||||||
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150 | 200 | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
27 killed 39 wounded[1][2][3] |
12 killed 28 wounded 24 captured |
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