First Battle of Torreón
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The First Battle of Torreon, also known as the Capture of Torreon, which lasted from September 27 to October 1, 1913, was one of the battles of the Mexican Revolution, where revolutionaries led by Pancho Villa occupied a city protected by Huertist federal forces. The victory in his first large battle of the Mexican Revolution brought Villa not only a huge increase in prestige, but also considerable spoils of war in the form of urgently needed military equipment of all kinds.
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First Battle of Torreón | |||||||
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Part of the Mexican Revolution | |||||||
Plan of the Battle of Torreón with the direction of attack of the revolutionaries (red arrows) and the positions of the federal troops (blue lines) | |||||||
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Pancho Villa | Eutiquio Munguía | ||||||
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4,000-9,000 | 3,000 |
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