Battle of Ciudad Juárez (1911) 1911
Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate.
Key facts
| Date | 7 April 1911 – 10 May 1911 | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|
| Year | 1911 | Wikidata P580 (start time) |
| Era | 19th century (1800–1913) | derived from year |
| Location | Mexico | Natural Earth (modern borders) |
| Continent | North America | Natural Earth |
| War / conflict | Mexican Revolution | Wikidata P361 |
| Participants | United States | Wikidata P710 |
| Coordinates | 31.7242, -106.4753 | Wikidata P625 |
About the battle
The First Battle of Ciudad Juárez took place in April and May 1911 between federal forces loyal to President Porfirio Díaz and rebel forces of Francisco Madero, during the Mexican Revolution. Pascual Orozco and Pancho Villa commanded Madero's army, which besieged Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua. After two days of fighting the city's garrison surrendered and Orozco and Villa took control of the town. The fall of Ciudad Juárez to Madero, combined with Emiliano Zapata's taking of Cuautla in Morelos, convinced Díaz that he could not hope to defeat the rebels. As a result, he agreed to the Treaty of Ciudad Juárez, resigned and went into exile in France, thus ending the initial stage of the Mexican Revolution.
Text adapted from the Wikipedia article Battle of Ciudad Juárez (1911) (revision 1370109106), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: excerpted from the article lead section; formatting and citations removed. No text added.
Nearby battles
- Battle of Ciudad Juárez (1919) 1919 · 1 km
- Battle of Zaragoza (1913) 1913 · 14 km
- Battle of Columbus (1916) 1916 · 51 km
- Second Battle of Mesilla 1862 · 68 km
- First Battle of Mesilla 1861 · 68 km
- Battle of the Florida Mountains 1861 · 117 km
Other battles of the Mexican Revolution
- Battle of Lipantitlán 1835
- Battle of Cuautla 1911
- Capture of Mexicali 1911
- Battle of Zaragoza (1913) 1913
- First Battle of Torreón 1913
- Third Battle of Torreón 1916
- Battle of Ciudad Juárez (1919) 1919
All 8 battles of the Mexican Revolution →
Browse more: battles in Mexico · North America · 19th century battles