Battle of Parral

Battle of Parral
	Part of the Border War, Pancho Villa Expedition
	; Men of the 13th Cavalry waiting to embark on a train in Columbus, New Mexico, to load the coffins of the soldiers killed in the raid. during the Pancho Villa Expedition.
Date	April 12, 1916
Location	near Parral, Chihuahua, Mexico
Result	American victory
Belligerents
United States	Mexico
Commanders and leaders
Frank Tompkins (WIA)	Ismael Lozano
Strength
~150 cavalry	~70-120 cavalry
Casualties and losses
5 killed; 6 wounded	7 killed or wounded

The Battle of Parral, on April 12, 1916, was the first battle between soldiers of Venustiano Carranza, known as Carrancistas, and the United States military during the Mexican Expedition. When a small force of American cavalry was leaving the city of Parral, in the Mexican state of Chihuahua, a superior force of Carrancista soldiers attacked which resulted in a bloody running engagement. Using a strategy of organized withdrawal, the Americans were able to repulse the Mexican attacks and safely escape to the fortified village of Santa Cruz de Villegas.^[5]

^ Kennedy Hickman. "Mexican Revolution: US Punitive Expedition". About. Archived from the original on 10 February 2017. Retrieved 27 November 2014.
^ Stout, Joseph A., pg. 67, "Border conflict: Villistas, Carrancistas, and the Punitive Expedition, 1915-1920" (1999) TCU Press, ISBN 0-87565-200-X
^ "History: World War I". Archived from the original on 2012-07-27. Retrieved 27 November 2014.
^ Boot, pg. 202
^ Boot, pg. 201-203

[1] Kennedy Hickman. "Mexican Revolution: US Punitive Expedition". About. Archived from the original on 10 February 2017. Retrieved 27 November 2014.

[2] Stout, Joseph A., pg. 67, "Border conflict: Villistas, Carrancistas, and the Punitive Expedition, 1915-1920" (1999) TCU Press, ISBN 0-87565-200-X

[3] "History: World War I". Archived from the original on 2012-07-27. Retrieved 27 November 2014.

[4] Boot, pg. 202

[5] Boot, pg. 201-203

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