The Battle of Ambos Nogales
The Battle of Ambos Nogales was fought on August 27, 1918. It was between the us army and the Carrancista Garrison of Nogales, Sonora. It was one of the larger battles between the American and Mexican military during the Border war. It was the only battle fought on US soil during World war 1.
By 1918 the United States had declared war on Germany and entered World war 1. Mexico had been terrible since the revolution in 1910. While fighting the Germans overseas, US forces still had to defend the United STates southern border. In 1918 a intelligence division in southern arizona noticed that German agents were training the Mexican Army tactics and defensive skills. But a few days before the battle a United states lieutenant colonel received a letter warning the of the attack. The letter claimed to be from an officer from Pancho villas army. The message warned the Colonel of the Germans around Nogales, Sonora. Also in the letter was a warning of an attack or raid which was planed to take place at the end of August.
On August 27, 1918, at 4:10 PM, a battle started unintentionally when a Mexican attempted to cross the border back to Mexico without being interrogated. The man was suspected of gun smuggling and didn't stop. The man failed to halt which caused Inspector Barber to run after him with his pistol drawn along with two others. A Mexican soldier on the Mexican side of the border saw the chase and noticed Barber with his pistol, drew his pistol and fired. The shot missed Barber but Killed one of his soldiers. The other US soldier raised his weapon and killed the Mexican soldier. After the shooting, reinforcements from both sides rushed to the border. At about 7:45 the Mexicans waved a large white flag and Colonel Herman observed this and ordered an immediate cease fire. Snipers on both sides continued shooting after the cease fire, but were eventually stopped after orders from their superiors.
Personally I think this Battle was kind of pointless because I don't see how the German leaders thought they could have on on our soil But obviously they learned their lesson as it was the only battle on US territory during WW1.
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This is an interesting battle! Well done Karl!