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Tango01 | 23 Jan 2020 3:39 p.m. PST |
…Escobar Revolution of 1929. "Once again, El Paso, Texas, found itself dragged into the chaotic world of Mexican political and military strife for three tension-filled days in March 1929. While fatalities were few and property damage light, the potential for conflict with Mexico was a very real possibility. The situation in neighboring Ciudad Juarez resulted from the armed clashes between the Mexican Federal Army troops of the city's garrison commanded by General Manuel J. Limon, Commandant, District of Juarez, his superior, General Matias Ramos, and the insurgent or Escobarista commander, General Miguel Valle. General (General de Division) José Gonzalo Escobar, the organizer of the insurgency whose name is attached to it, was not directly involved in Juarez until after the March 1929 incidents. Juarez, the largest city in northern Mexico, was central to rebel success as it was a key port of entry for foreign imports, including materiel of military value. It was also a major railroad center. On the American side of the border was fifty-four-year-old Brigadier General (later Major General) George Van Horn Moseley, commanding general of the 1st Cavalry Division headquartered at Fort Bliss, Texas, and dual-hatted as the post commander. Known throughout the Army's senior ranks for his initiative, forcefulness, courage, and skills in personal diplomacy, Moseley, a member of the U.S. Military Academy's (USMA) Class of 1899, would be tested as he sought to prevent the violence in Juarez from spreading across the Rio Grande into El Paso and endangering American lives and property. While he displayed a talent for dealing effectively and harmoniously with key civilian officials in El Paso, Moseley's proclivity for acting independently when he deemed it necessary created difficulties at both the War and State Departments…" Main page link Amicalement Armand
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