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1915 Battle of Celeya... Pancho Villa...
1915 Battle of Celeya... Pancho Villa...
Item # 576143
April 14, 1915
THE OMAHA DAILY BEE, Nebraska, April 14, 1915
* Battle of Celeya (2nd report)
* Pancho Villa defeated
* Mexican Revolution
This 14 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page that include: "MACHINE GUNS OF CARRANZA SWEEP YIELDING FOEMEN" "Three Hundred and Fifty Villa Captives, Men and Women, Slaughtered as They Surrender to Victors" "THEY BAYONET THE WOUNDED" and more. (see)
This is a 1st report on the battle of Celeya in which Pancho Villa was badly defeated. See photos for complete text here.
Other news of the day. Usual browning with some damp staining and margin wear, mostly along spine, otherwise good. Should be handled with care. Mentioned report is fine.
wikipedia notes: The Battle of Celaya, which occurred near Celaya, Guanajuato on 13 April 1915, was a battle of the Mexican Revolution.
The Conventionist forces under Pancho Villa were badly defeated by forces under the command of Álvaro Obregón, who supported the presidency of Venustiano Carranza. Villa lost around 4,000 men killed in frontal attacks. He also lost 1,000 horses, 5,000 rifles, and 32 cannons. Approximately 6,000 of his men were taken prisoner. Of those captured, 120 of Villa's officers were executed.
In this battle, Obregón developed a defense "in depth" that proved very effective against the offense-heavy cavalry charges and artillery techniques used at that time, and was based on his study of the trench conflict (World War I) then raging in Europe. Although Obregón's lines weakened at times, he had sufficient reserves to bolster it at any point.
Villa had committed all his men to the attack and was unable to exploit any area of weakness or to protect his flanks which were enveloped by Obregón's cavalry.
The battle was a turning point in the future of Villa, the Revolution and Mexican history in the 20th century. Villa was never able to recover his losses, and with that lost most of his political and social influence.
Category: The 20th Century
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