battle, First World War

Bandit War

Name: Bandit War
Location: Texas, Mexico

Bandit War was a battle fought in 1915 at Texas, in what is now Mexico; it lasted about 3 years. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Texas. It was part of the Mexican Border War, which ran from 1910 to 1919. The recorded result: United States victory.

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Fought1915lasted about 3 years

WhereTexas, Mexico31.000N, 100.000W, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomeUnited States victory

BelligerentsUnited StatesagainstSeditionistas; Carrancistas

Casualties and lossesUnknownand300

Part ofMexican Border War1910 to 1919

Where it sits in the Mexican Border War

4 placed engagements of the Mexican Border War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date	1915 (year precision) to 1918
Place	Texas, Mexico 31.000N, 100.000W
Kind	Battle, First World War
Casualties and losses	Unknown	300; Civilians: Unknown but believed to be above 350
Commanders	Frederick Funston

Placed at Texas; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Battle of Dove Creek date unknown, 72 km W
Battle of Devil's River 1857, 139 km SW
Battle of Salado Creek 1842, 227 km SE
Siege of Béxar 1835, 227 km SE
Council House Fight 1840, 227 km SE

In the same war

Elsewhere in 1915

Bandit War is one of 4,429 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 164 in present-day Mexico.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q4854630, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Bandit War, revision 1381718103, read 2026-11-15, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.