Battle of Mazocoba
| Battle of Mazocoba | |||||||
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| Part of the Yaqui Wars, Mexican Indian Wars | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Federals | Yaqui | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Lorenzo Torres |
Tetabiate Teresa Urrea | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 1,000–3,000 | 2,000 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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89 killed 210 wounded 54 killed 125 wounded |
~90 killed or wounded 66 captured ~397 killed ~1,000 captured ~1,000 killed | ||||||
The Battle of Mazocoba, or the Mazocoba massacre, was a major engagement of the Yaqui Wars that was fought in Sonora, Mexico. On January 18, 1900, a Mexican Army expedition encountered hundreds of Yaqui renegades about twenty miles east of Guaymas. During the battle that followed, several hundred people were killed or wounded and over 1,000 Yaquis were taken prisoner.