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Las Cuevas War
Texas Rangers
Date
November 20–21, 1875
Location
Tamaulipas, Mexico Texas, United States
Result
American victory
Cattle returned to Texas
Belligerents
United States
Mexican bandits
Commanders and leaders
Leander McNelly
Juan Flores Salinas †
Strength
Unknown number of Texas Rangers
~400 irregular militia
Casualties and losses
Unknown
~80 killed
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Mexican–American wars (1845–1920)
Mexican–American War
Taos Revolt
Cortina Troubles
Reform War
Las Cuevas War
San Elizario Salt War
Crawford affair
Garza Revolution
Nogales Uprising
Mexican Revolution
Border War
United States occupation of Veracruz
Mexican Expedition
Bandit War
Filibustering expeditions in Mexico [es]
The Las Cuevas War[1] was a brief armed conflict fought mainly between a force of Texas Rangers, commanded by Captain Leander McNelly, and an irregular force of Mexican bandits. It took place in November 1875, in and around Las Cuevas, Tamaulipas. The Texans crossed the Rio Grande into Mexican territory with the purpose of returning stolen cattle to the American side of the river but they were drawn into a battle with local militia forces. When the fighting was over the Mexicans returned the cattle to the Texans.[2]
^"The Official Texas Ranger Hall of Fame and Museum in Waco, Texas | Learn About the History or Rangers Past and Present". Texasranger.org. 1913-05-01. Archived from the original on 2012-01-06. Retrieved 2012-02-10.
^"Las Cuevas War". En.vionto.com. Archived from the original on 2012-04-25. Retrieved 2012-02-10.
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