Las Cuevas War

Las Cuevas War

Texas Rangers
DateNovember 20–21, 1875
Location
Result
  • American victory
  • Cattle returned to Texas
Belligerents
 United States Mexican bandits
Commanders and leaders
Leander McNelly Juan Flores Salinas 
Strength
Unknown number of
Texas Rangers
~400 irregular militia
Casualties and losses
Unknown ~80 killed

The Las Cuevas War[1] was a brief armed conflict fought mainly between a force of Texas Rangers, commanded by Captain Leander McNelly, and an irregular force of Mexican bandits. It took place in November 1875, in and around Las Cuevas, Tamaulipas. The Texans crossed the Rio Grande into Mexican territory with the purpose of returning stolen cattle to the American side of the river but they were drawn into a battle with local militia forces. When the fighting was over the Mexicans returned the cattle to the Texans.[2]

  1. ^ "The Official Texas Ranger Hall of Fame and Museum in Waco, Texas | Learn About the History or Rangers Past and Present". Texasranger.org. 1913-05-01. Archived from the original on 2012-01-06. Retrieved 2012-02-10.
  2. ^ "Las Cuevas War". En.vionto.com. Archived from the original on 2012-04-25. Retrieved 2012-02-10.