Battle of Parral

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battle military engagement

The Battle of Parral was a 1916 clash during the U.S. Punitive Expedition into Mexico in which Mexican federal troops and civilians confronted withdrawing American forces, helping to escalate tensions and hasten the end of the campaign.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Battle of Carrizal	1
Battle of Parral canonical	1

Statements (40)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	battle ⓘ military engagement ⓘ
aftermath	U.S. forces ordered to avoid further clashes with Mexican government troops ⓘ increased diplomatic strain between the United States and Mexico ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Parral engagement of 1916 NERFINISHED ⓘ
belligerent	Constitutionalist Mexican government forces ⓘ Mexican civilians ⓘ United States Army ⓘ
campaign	U.S. Punitive Expedition against Pancho Villa NERFINISHED ⓘ
casualties	Mexican casualties: several killed and wounded ⓘ United States casualties: several wounded, at least one killed ⓘ
cause	U.S. cavalry reconnaissance near Parral during Punitive Expedition ⓘ
combatantSide	Constitutionalist Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ United States NERFINISHED ⓘ
commander	General Ismael Lozano NERFINISHED ⓘ Major Frank Tompkins NERFINISHED ⓘ
conflict	Mexican Expedition NERFINISHED ⓘ
conflictType	border conflict engagement ⓘ
country	Mexico ⓘ
date	1916-04-12 ⓘ
engagementType	rear-guard action during withdrawal ⓘ
historicalPeriod	Mexican Revolution NERFINISHED ⓘ
involvedUnit	U.S. 13th Cavalry Regiment elements NERFINISHED ⓘ
location	Parral, Chihuahua, Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ
militaryObjective	U.S. reconnaissance and withdrawal, not seizure of Parral ⓘ
opposedBy	Mexican civilians in Parral ⓘ Mexican federal troops ⓘ
partOf	Pancho Villa Expedition NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. Punitive Expedition into Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ
precededBy	Battle of Guerrero (1916) NERFINISHED ⓘ
region	State of Chihuahua NERFINISHED ⓘ
relatedTo	Pancho Villa NERFINISHED ⓘ Venustiano Carranza NERFINISHED ⓘ
result	inconclusive ⓘ tactical U.S. withdrawal ⓘ
significance	contributed to the decision to end the U.S. Punitive Expedition ⓘ escalated tensions between the United States and the Carranza government ⓘ
theater	Mexican borderlands ⓘ
triggeredBy	hostile reaction of Mexican federal troops and civilians to U.S. presence ⓘ
year	1916 ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Mexican Expedition → notableEngagement → Battle of Parral ⓘ

this entity surface form: Battle of Carrizal