Second Battle of Rellano

Significance

The Second Battle of Rellano reversed the outcome of the First Battle of Rellano fought just months earlier in March 1912, where Orozco had defeated a government force at the same railroad station in Chihuahua. The May engagement marked a setback for Orozco's rebellion, halting the momentum his forces had gained from that earlier victory. With government troops under Huerta and Villa checking the Orozquista advance, the battle represented a shift in the federal campaign to suppress the rebellion that had threatened government control of Chihuahua during the Mexican Revolution.

Forces & casualties

Commanders (3)