Bandit War

Bandit War
Part of the Border War, Mexican Revolution
DateJuly 4, 1915 – August 23, 1919[1]
(4 years, 1 month, 2 weeks and 5 days)
Location
Result United States victory
Belligerents
 United States Seditionistas
Carrancistas
Commanders and leaders
Frederick Funston Basilio Ramos
Luis de la Rosca
Aniceto Pizana
Natividad Álvarez
Rodríguez Ramírez
Casualties and losses
Unknown 300
Civilians: Unknown but believed to be above 350

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. Prior to 1914, the Carrancistas had been responsible for most attacks along the border, but in January 1915, rebels known as Seditionistas drafted the Plan of San Diego and began launching their own raids. The plan called for a race war to rid the American border states of their Anglo-American population and for the annexation of the border states to Mexico[citation needed]. However, the Seditionistas could never launch a full-scale invasion of the United States and so the faction resorted to conducting small raids into Texas. Much of the fighting involved the Texas Ranger Division, but the US Army also engaged in small unit actions with bands of Seditionist raiders.

  1. ^ Utley, Robert M., Lone Star Lawmen: The Second Century of the Texas Rangers, Berkley (2008) Chapter I: The Border 1910-1915. ISBN 978-0425219386

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