The First Battle of Nogales, was a military confrontation between federal Mexican forces and rebel Constitutionalists during the Mexican Revolution. The battle was fought at the border city of

Nogales, Sonora Heroica Nogales (), more commonly known as Nogales, is a city and the county seat of the Municipality of Nogales. It is located on the northern border of the Mexican state of Sonora. The city is abutted on its north by the city of Nogales, Arizo ...

on March 23, 1913. Rebel forces under

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Alvaro Obregon attacked the federal garrison of about 400

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. Obregon's army included infantry, cavalry and at least one

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piece. Fighting lasted for a few hours before the federal commander

Emilio Kosterlitzky Emilio Kosterlitzky (Russian: Эмилио Костерлицкий; 16 November 1853 – 2 March 1928) was a Russian-born Mexicans, Mexican colonel during the Mexican Revolution. He had also served in the Apache–Mexico Wars, Mexican Apache ...

was captured. The remaining federal troops retreated across the border and surrendered to the

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garrison of Nogales, Arizona. Captain Cornelius C. Smith relieved the federals of their weapons and they eventually found their way back to Mexico. Six rebels were killed in action and nine were wounded. The federals lost four men killed and five wounded, and Nogales, Sonora fell to the Constitutionalists.

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*Trimble, Marshall, (1998), Arizona, A Cavalcade of History Treasure Chest Publications, Tucson, Arizona *Cornelius Smith, Emilio Kosterlitzky, Eagle of Sonora (1970) History of Mexico History of Arizona Nogales 1913 Nogales History of Santa Cruz County, Arizona 1913 in Arizona March 1913 events in North America {{Arizona-stub

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