Battle of Celaya (as opponent)

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The Battle of Celaya (as opponent) refers to the 1915 clashes in the Mexican Revolution where Pancho Villa’s forces were decisively defeated by Álvaro Obregón’s Constitutionalist army, marking a major turning point against Villa.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ
belligerent Constitutionalist Army ⓘ
Division of the North ⓘ
commandedBy Pancho Villa ⓘ
Álvaro Obregón ⓘ
conflict Mexican Revolution ⓘ
conflictType civil war battle ⓘ
country Mexico ⓘ
date 1915 ⓘ
endDate 1915-04-15 ⓘ
era Mexican Revolution era ⓘ
followedBy Battle of Aguascalientes (1915) ⓘ
Battle of Trinidad ⓘ
hasOpponentRole Pancho Villa’s forces as defeated side ⓘ
Álvaro Obregón’s Constitutionalist army as victorious side ⓘ
hasPhase First Battle of Celaya ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Celaya

Second Battle of Celaya ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Celaya
hasRole turning point against Pancho Villa ⓘ
historicalPeriod early 20th century ⓘ
involves Constitutionalist Army of the Northwest ⓘ
Division del Norte ⓘ
linked to: División del Norte
location Celaya, Guanajuato, Mexico ⓘ
linked to: Celaya
militaryTheater Central Mexico ⓘ
notableFor effective defensive tactics by Álvaro Obregón ⓘ
heavy casualties for Pancho Villa’s cavalry ⓘ
opponent Pancho Villa ⓘ
Álvaro Obregón ⓘ
outcome major setback for the Division of the North ⓘ
strengthening of the Constitutionalists ⓘ
partOf Mexican Revolution ⓘ
precededBy Battle of León (1915) ⓘ
region Bajío region of Mexico ⓘ
linked to: Bajío
result Constitutionalist victory ⓘ
decisive defeat of Pancho Villa’s forces ⓘ
startDate 1915-04-06 ⓘ
strategicSignificance beginning of the decline of Pancho Villa’s military power ⓘ
turning point in favor of Álvaro Obregón ⓘ
usedTactics artillery concentration ⓘ
barbed wire defenses ⓘ
machine guns ⓘ
trench warfare ⓘ
year 1915 ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Pancho Villa → commandedBattle → Battle of Celaya (as opponent) ⓘ
Villista forces → engagedIn → Battle of Celaya (1915) ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Celaya (as opponent)