Battle of Parral

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The Battle of Parral was a 1916 clash during the U.S. Punitive Expedition into Mexico in which Mexican federal troops and civilians confronted withdrawing American forces, helping to escalate tensions and hasten the end of the campaign.

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Label Occurrences
Battle of Carrizal 1
Battle of Parral canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ
aftermath U.S. forces ordered to avoid further clashes with Mexican government troops ⓘ
increased diplomatic strain between the United States and Mexico ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Parral engagement of 1916 ⓘ
belligerent Constitutionalist Mexican government forces ⓘ
Mexican civilians ⓘ
United States Army ⓘ
campaign U.S. Punitive Expedition against Pancho Villa ⓘ
linked to: Mexican Expedition
casualties Mexican casualties: several killed and wounded ⓘ
United States casualties: several wounded, at least one killed ⓘ
cause U.S. cavalry reconnaissance near Parral during Punitive Expedition ⓘ
combatantSide Constitutionalist Mexico ⓘ
United States ⓘ
commander General Ismael Lozano ⓘ
Major Frank Tompkins ⓘ
conflict Mexican Expedition ⓘ
conflictType border conflict engagement ⓘ
country Mexico ⓘ
date 1916-04-12 ⓘ
engagementType rear-guard action during withdrawal ⓘ
historicalPeriod Mexican Revolution ⓘ
involvedUnit U.S. 13th Cavalry Regiment elements ⓘ
location Parral, Chihuahua, Mexico ⓘ
militaryObjective U.S. reconnaissance and withdrawal, not seizure of Parral ⓘ
opposedBy Mexican civilians in Parral ⓘ
Mexican federal troops ⓘ
partOf Pancho Villa Expedition ⓘ
linked to: Mexican Expedition

U.S. Punitive Expedition into Mexico ⓘ
linked to: Mexican Expedition
precededBy Battle of Guerrero (1916) ⓘ
region State of Chihuahua ⓘ
relatedTo Pancho Villa ⓘ
Venustiano Carranza ⓘ
result inconclusive ⓘ
tactical U.S. withdrawal ⓘ
significance contributed to the decision to end the U.S. Punitive Expedition ⓘ
escalated tensions between the United States and the Carranza government ⓘ
theater Mexican borderlands ⓘ
triggeredBy hostile reaction of Mexican federal troops and civilians to U.S. presence ⓘ
year 1916 ⓘ

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Mexican Expedition → notableEngagement → Battle of Parral ⓘ
Mexican Expedition → notableEngagement → Battle of Carrizal ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Parral