First Battle of Agua Prieta
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- Mazatlán Railway
- Costa Oeste
- Buena Noche
- Rosario
- Rosamorada
- 1st Tepic
- 2nd Tepic
- 1st Bauche
- Smelter View
- Casas Grandes
- 2nd Bauche
- Mexicali
- 1st Agua Prieta
- 1st Tijuana
- Cuautla
- 1st Ciudad Juarez
- 2nd Tijuana
- Parque
- Cuernavaca
- 1st Rellano
- 2nd Rellano
- Ten Tragic Days
- 1st Nogales
- 1st Naco
- Jonacatepec
- Aviles
- San Andrés
- 1st Torreón
- Chihuahua
- 2nd Ciudad Juarez
- Tierra Blanca
- Zaragoza
- Ojinaga
- Chilpancingo
- 1st Topolobampo
- 2nd Topolobampo
- Gómez Palacio
- 3rd Topolobampo
- 2nd Torreón
- 4th Topolobampo
- Veracruz
- Zacatecas
- 2nd Naco
- Bandit War
- Norias Ranch
- Ojo de Agua
- Celaya
- León
- 2nd Agua Prieta
- 2nd Nogales
- San Ysabel
- Columbus
- Tlayacapa
- Xochimilco
- Carrizal
- 3rd Torreón
- 3rd Nogales
- 3rd Ciudad Juarez
- Durango
- Ruby
The First Battle of Agua Prieta was fought between the supporters of Francisco Madero and federal troops of Porfirio Díaz in April 1911, at Agua Prieta, Sonora, in the initial phase of the Mexican Revolution.[1]
The battle was significant in that it was the first time railroads were used by the rebels to gain surprise and that US forces got involved in the fighting. After United States troops in Douglas, Arizona were attacked by the Federal Army, the Americans responded by intervening in the battle, which allowed the rebels to briefly take control of the town. The town was recaptured by federal troops two weeks later once additional reinforcements arrived.[2] This battle was a turning point in the Mexican revolution.
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