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  2. Bandit War - Wikipedia

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    The Bandit War, or Bandit Wars, was a series of raids in Texas that started in 1915 and finally culminated in 1919. They were carried out by Mexican rebels from the states of Tamaulipas , Coahuila , and Chihuahua .

  3. Raid on Norias Ranch - Wikipedia

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    The Raid on the Norias Division of the King Ranch was an attack August 8, 1915 by a large band of disaffected Mexicans and Tejanos in southern Texas.It was one of the many small battles of the Mexican Revolution that spilled over into United States soil and resulted in an increased effort by the United States Army to defend the international border.

  4. Candelaria border incursion of 1919 - Wikipedia

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    The U.S. and Mexico had for almost a decade seen a number of violent incidents on their border related to the Mexican Revolution and the Bandit War.As recently as June 1919 U.S. and Mexican forces skirmished near El Paso, Texas, on the border in what was known as the Battle of Ciudad Juárez.

  5. Mexican Border War - Wikipedia

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    The Bandit War [18] in Texas was part of the Border War. The German Empire, a major trading partner with Mexico and a rival of the United States and its allies, was involved. In 1914, the United States occupied Veracruz, aiming to cut off supplies of ammunition from the German Empire to Mexico at the start of World War I.

  6. Plan of San Diego - Wikipedia

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    The Secret War in Mexico: Europe, the United States and the Mexican Revolution (University of Chicago Press, 1981). online; Saenz, Candelario. "Insurrection in the Texas Mexican Borderlands: The Plan of San Diego." Deadly Developments. Routledge, 2005. 85-103. Sandos, James A. "The plan of San Diego: War & diplomacy on the Texas border 1915-1916."

  7. Raid on San Ygnacio - Wikipedia

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    The Raid on San Ygnacio [1] refers to a skirmish on June 15, 1916 between the United States Army and Mexican raiders near the border town of San Ygnacio, Texas.Three different Mexican factions were known to have launched raids into Texas at the time but most of the evidence suggests that either Sediciosos or Carrancistas were responsible for the incursion.

  8. La Matanza (1910–1920) - Wikipedia

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    La Matanza ("The Massacre" or "The Slaughter") and the Hora de Sangre ("Hour of Blood") [1] was a period of anti-Mexican violence in Texas, including massacres and lynchings, between 1910 and 1920 in the midst of tensions between the United States and Mexico during the Mexican Revolution. [2]

  9. Brite Ranch raid - Wikipedia

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    The grand jury of Presidio took no action for the killings. However, on June 4, 1918, Governor William P. Hobby disbanded Company B of the Texas Rangers and dismissed five rangers for their actions. After the raid and the subsequent punitive expedition, Lucas Brite built a small fort to house Texas Rangers and protect the ranch but it was never ...