Battle of Carrizal

Battle of Carrizal
Part of the Mexican Border War

Captured U.S. soldiers after the battle
DateJune 21, 1916
Location
Carrizal, Chihuahua, Mexico
Result Mexican victory
Belligerents
Carrancistas  United States
Commanders and leaders
Félix Gómez  † Charles T. Boyd  †
Henry R. Adair †
Strength
150 200
Casualties and losses
27 killed
39 wounded[1][2][3]		 12 killed
28 wounded
24 captured

The Battle of Carrizal occurred on June 21, 1916. It was a major skirmish between United States Army troops of General John J. Pershing's Punitive Expedition and Carrancista troops fought at the town of Carrizal in the Mexican state of Chihuahua.

  1. ^ The Battle of Carrizal, Mexico June 21, 1916 Archived January 8, 2020, at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 04 May 2020
  2. ^ Pierce, Frank Cushman (1917). A Brief History of the Lower Rio Grande Valley. George Banta publishing Company. ISBN 9781548742218. Retrieved 27 November 2014.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference hua was invoked but never defined (see the help page).