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- Due to its central location in Mexico, Zacatecas was unable to escape devastation during the Mexican Revolution (1910- 1920). In June 1914, the city of Zacatecas became the center of national attention when Pancho Villa and his Dorados stormed the city to clash with Spanish forces commanded by General Victoriano Huerta.
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On June 23, 1914, Pancho Villa's División del Norte (Division of the North) decisively defeated the federal troops of General Luis Medina Barrón defending the town of Zacatecas. The great victory demoralized Huerta's supporters, leading to his resignation on July 15.
- 23 June 1914
- Zacatecas, Zacatecas
- Prelude
- Preparations
- The Battle Begins
- Rout and Massacre
- Aftermath
- Historical Significance
President Huerta was fighting rebels on several fronts, the most serious of which was the north, where Pancho Villa's Division of the North was routing federal forces wherever they found them. Huerta ordered General Luís Medina Barrón, one of his better tacticians, to reinforce the federal forces at the strategically located city of Zacatecas. The ...
The Federal Army was dug in at Zacatecas. Estimates of the size of the federal force range from 7,000 to 15,000, but most place it at around 12,000. There are two hills overlooking Zacatecas: El Bufo and El Grillo and Medina Barrón had placed many of his best men on them. The withering fire from these two hills had doomed Natera's attack, and Medin...
After two days of skirmishing, Villa's artillerymen began bombarding the El Bufo Sierpe, Loreto and El Grillo hills at about 10 a.m. on June 23, 1914. Villa and Angeles sent elite infantry to capture La Bufa and El Grillo. On El Grillo, the artillery was battering the hill so badly that the defenders could not see the approaching shock forces, and ...
Late in the afternoon, La Bufa also fell and Medina Barrón retreated his surviving troops into the city. When La Bufa was taken, the federal forces cracked. Knowing that Villa would definitely execute all officers, and probably most enlisted men as well, the federals panicked. Officers ripped off their uniforms even as they tried to fight off Villa...
Surviving federal forces were rounded up. Officers were summarily executed and enlisted men were given a choice: join Villa or die. The city was pillaged and only the arrival of General Angeles around nightfall put an end to the rampage. The federal body count is difficult to determine: officially it was 6,000 but is definitely much higher. Of the ...
The crushing defeat at Zacatecas was a death blow for Huerta. As word of the utter annihilation of one of the largest federal armies in the field spread, common soldiers deserted and officers began to switch sides, hoping to stay alive. The previously intransigent Huerta sent representatives to a meeting in Niagara Falls, New York, hoping to negoti...
Dec 8, 2009 · On June 1914, the city of Zacatecas became the center of national attention when Pancho Villa and his Dorados stormed the city to clash with Spanish forces commanded by General Victoriano Huerta.
On June 23, 1914, Pancho Villa's División del Norte (Division of the North) decisively defeated the federal troops of General Luis Medina Barrón defending the town of Zacatecas. The great victory demoralized Huerta's supporters, leading to his resignation on July 15.
Sep 12, 2024 · Following Villa's revolutionary victory at Zacatecas in 1914, Zapata’s peasant army and Villa’s U.S.-armed troops entered Mexico City, where the two revolutionary leaders...
On June 23, 1914, Pancho Villa's División del Norte (Division of the North) decisively defeated the federal troops of General Luis Medina Barrón defending the town of Zacatecas. The great victory demoralized Huerta's supporters, leading to his resignation on July 15.
Sep 6, 2019 · During the Mexican Revolution (1910-1920), Zacatecas, with its central location in the Republic, was unable to escape the devastation of war. In June 1914, the City of Zacatecas was the center of national attention when the city was taken by Pancho Villa and his Dorados in the famous battle known as La Toma de Zacatecas (The Taking of Zacatecas ...
