Battle of Zacatecas (1914)

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The Battle of Zacatecas (1914) was a decisive engagement of the Mexican Revolution in which revolutionary forces captured the strategic city of Zacatecas, dealing a major blow to the regime of Victoriano Huerta.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ
aim capture of Zacatecas from federal forces ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Toma de Zacatecas ⓘ
belligerent Constitutionalist forces ⓘ
forces loyal to Victoriano Huerta ⓘ
casualties several thousands killed and wounded ⓘ
cityCaptured Zacatecas ⓘ
commandedBy Felipe Ángeles ⓘ
Luis Medina Barrón ⓘ
Pancho Villa ⓘ
conflict Mexican Revolution ⓘ
consequence accelerated collapse of Huerta government ⓘ
major blow to the regime of Victoriano Huerta ⓘ
opened the way for Constitutionalists to Mexico City ⓘ
country Mexico ⓘ
date 1914-06-23 ⓘ
describedAs one of the bloodiest battles of the Mexican Revolution ⓘ
followedBy Constitutionalist march toward Mexico City ⓘ
historicalPeriod Mexican Revolution (1910–1920) ⓘ
linked to: Mexican Revolution
involvedMilitaryUnit División del Norte ⓘ
Mexican Federal Army units ⓘ
isDecisiveBattleOf Mexican Revolution ⓘ
legacy key turning point in downfall of Huerta regime ⓘ
symbol of Villa’s military prowess ⓘ
location Zacatecas, Zacatecas, Mexico ⓘ
linked to: Zacatecas City
notableLeader Felipe Ángeles ⓘ
Francisco "Pancho" Villa ⓘ
linked to: Pancho Villa

Luis Medina Barrón ⓘ
opponent Constitutionalist Army ⓘ
Federal Army of Mexico ⓘ
opposedRegime Victoriano Huerta government ⓘ
linked to: Victoriano Huerta
partOf Mexican Revolution ⓘ
partOfCampaign Constitutionalist campaign against Victoriano Huerta ⓘ
precededBy Constitutionalist advances in northern and central Mexico ⓘ
result Constitutionalist victory ⓘ
decisive rebel victory ⓘ
strategicImportance control of central Mexican railway junctions ⓘ
control of the city of Zacatecas ⓘ
supportedFaction Constitutionalist faction ⓘ
tacticalFeature assault on hilltop fortifications surrounding Zacatecas ⓘ
theater Central Mexico ⓘ
typeOfWarfare assault on fortified positions ⓘ
urban combat ⓘ
usedWeapon artillery ⓘ
machine guns ⓘ
rifles ⓘ
year 1914 ⓘ

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Pancho Villa → commandedBattle → Battle of Zacatecas (1914) ⓘ
Villista forces → engagedIn → Battle of Zacatecas (1914) ⓘ
Constitutionalist Army → notableBattle → Battle of Zacatecas (indirectly via Northern Division) ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Zacatecas (1914)
State of Zacatecas → historicalEvent → Battle of Zacatecas (1914) ⓘ
José Doroteo Arango Arámbula → notableEvent → Battle of Zacatecas (1914) ⓘ
División del Norte → engagedIn → Battle of Zacatecas (1914) ⓘ
Villistas → engagedInConflict → Battle of Zacatecas (1914) ⓘ
Constitutionalist forces of Mexico → notableEngagement → Battle of Zacatecas (1914) ⓘ
Doroteo Arango → participatedIn → Battle of Zacatecas (1914) ⓘ