Ingham incident

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Ingham Incident
USRC Ingham while serving in the Texas Navy.
Date June 14, 1835; 189 years ago (1835-06-14) Location Gulf of Mexico, off Brazos Santiago, Texas Result United States victory
Belligerents
United States	Mexico
Commanders and leaders
Ezekiel Jones	Juan Calvi
Strength
1 schooner	1 schooner
Casualties and losses
None	None 1 schooner grounded

The Ingham Incident, or the Montezuma Affair, was a naval battle fought in 1835, the first between Mexico and the United States. The Mexican warship Montezuma patrolled the coast of Texas to prevent the smuggling of contraband into the territory. During the cruise, the Mexicans captured the American merchant ship Martha and later the Texan ship Columbia which led to a response by the United States Revenue-Marine revenue cutter USRC Ingham. A bloodless engagement was fought on June 14, and ended when the Montezuma was purposely run aground to prevent capture.^[1]