Second Battle of Tijuana
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Second Battle of Tijuana | |
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Part of the Tijuana, Baja California , Mexico | |
Result | Government victory, federal forces recapture Tijuana. |
- Liberal Army
~200 militia
The Second Battle of Tijuana was fought during the Mexican Revolution in June 1911. The opposing sides were rebel Magonistas and federal Mexican troops of President Francisco León de la Barra with American militia volunteers from Los Angeles, California. Tijuana was retaken by federal forces after a short battle just south of the town.
Background
The Magonista campaign in
Ultimately the Magonista's Second Division was not well armed, short on ammunition and reinforcements but also suffered from racial and anti-socialist problems. The First Division in Mexicali surrendered on June 17 to a peace commission authorized by
Learning of the landing, John Mosby marched his men and met up with Vega's force just south of Tijuana on June 22, 1911.
Battle
After reports of sightings of Vega's men in the hills to the east of Tijuana, John R. Mosby ordered his division to attack. As most of the rebel troops were on foot, the movement was accomplished primarily using a work train, led by SD&A #50, a Baldwin 2-8-0 steam locomotive commandeered from the
Aftermath
The Ensenada Campaign ended with the second battle south of Tijuana, which also ended the rebellion. Ricardo Flores Magon was arrested in 1918 and imprisoned in
See also
- Magonism
- Magonista rebellion of 1911
- Mexican Expedition
References
- Trimble, Marshall, (1998), Arizona, A Cavalcade of History Treasure Chest Publications, Tucson, Arizona ISBN 0-918080-43-6
- Instituto de Investigaciones Históricas https://web.archive.org/web/20100430172324/http://www.tijuana.gob.mx/ciudad/CiudadHistoriaMinima.asp
- Cornelius Smith, Emilio Kosterlitzky, Eagle of Sonora (1970)