Battle of Carrizal
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.
| Battle of Carrizal | |||||||
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| Part of the Mexican Border War | |||||||
Captured U.S. soldiers after the battle | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Carrancistas | United States | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Félix Gómez † |
Charles T. Boyd † Henry R. Adair † | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 150 | 200 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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27 killed 39 wounded |
12 killed 28 wounded 24 captured | ||||||
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