Battle of Mazocoba

The Battle of Mazocoba, or the Mazocoba massacre, was a major engagement of the Yaqui Wars that was fought in Sonora, Mexico. On January 18, 1900, a Mexican Army expedition encountered hundreds of Yaqui renegades about twenty miles east of Guaymas. During the battle that followed, several hundred people were killed or wounded and over 1,000 Yaquis were taken prisoner.

Battle of Mazocoba
Part of the Yaqui Wars, Mexican Indian Wars
DateJanuary 18, 1900
Location
near Guaymas, Sonora, Mexico
Result Mexican victory, Yaquis retreat.
Belligerents
 Mexico Yaqui
Commanders and leaders
Lorenzo Torres Tetabiate
Teresa Urrea
Strength
1,000–3,000 2,000
Casualties and losses
89 killed
210 wounded
54 killed
125 wounded
~90 killed or wounded
66 captured
~397 killed
~1,000 captured
~1,000 killed
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