Second Battle of Torreón
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The Second Battle of Torreón, which lasted from March 21 to April 2, 1914, was one of the major battles of the Mexican Revolution, where revolutionaries led by Pancho Villa occupied a city protected b
Mexican rebels with cannon
General Felipe Ángeles awaiting orders near Torreón
Rally in Torreón supporting the government
Federal troops
Federal Army
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In Mexico, the Federal Army was the army of Mexico from 1876 to 1914 during the Porfiriato, the rule of President Porfirio Díaz, and during the presidencies of Francisco I. Madero and Victoriano Huert
Second Battle of Torreón
…Date 21 March – 2 April 1914 Location Torreón, Coahuila Result Revolutionary victory Belligerents Constitutionalists División del Norte Government Federal Army Commanders and leaders Pancho Villa Felipe Ángeles José Refugio Velasco Benjamín Argumedo Strength 18,000 men, with 34 pieces of artillery 16,550 men…
Federales in Torreón, Coahuila, c. 1914, during the presidency of Victoriano Huerta
General and President Porfirio Díaz
Victoriano Huerta (1850–1916), Mexican general, President of Mexico (1913–1914)
Signature of the Treaties of Teoloyucan