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Third Battle of Torreón
1916 military engagement during the Mexican Revolution
The Third Battle of Torreón from December 21 to 23, 1916, was one of the battles of the Mexican Revolution, where troops led by Pancho Villa occupied the city, protected by Carrancist forces.
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Background
The 1916 history of the revolution in Northern Mexico was characterized by the fact that Pancho Villa, which had been constantly migrating in and around Chihuahua, and his smaller and larger troops, gathered and disbanded, fought a number of smaller battles with Carrancist soldiers.
The Villistas reaped one of their biggest victories in late November when they managed to occupy Chihuahua City.
It was not long before they were able to celebrate the victory: Francisco Murguía and his 16,000 men, complete with thousands more soldiers, slowly moved north from Torreón to Chihuahua.
Villa perceived the enormous superiority, so he did not undertake the clash, but rather evacuated his troops and loot f