- Date
- April 1, 1914 – November 1, 1914
- Location
- Veracruz, Veracruz, Mexico
- Result
- American victory; Veracruz occupied by the United States; Military Government of Veracruz established; Mexican president Victoriano Huerta resigns; Venustiano Carranza becomes president
- Part of
- Mexican Revolution
- Conflict
- Mexican Campaign (Vera Cruz)
About the battle
The Battle of Veracruz was a military conflict between the United States and Mexico that took place in the Mexican port city of Veracruz between April 21 to November 23, 1914. The incident occurred in the midst of tense diplomatic relations between Mexico and the United States related to the ongoing Mexican Revolution. It began with an occupation in response to the Tampico Affair of April 9, 1914, where Mexican forces had detained nine American sailors, further worsened relations, and led to widespread anti-Americanism in Mexico.
From the Wikipedia article “Battle of Veracruz (1914)”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Result, date and location from the article’s infobox and Wikidata.
Medal of Honor recipients (19)
Charles Francis Bishop
GB
George Bradley
Guy Wilkinson stuart Castle
Abraham Desomer
ND
Niels Drustrup
JD
Jesse Farley Dyer
BJ
Berrie Henry Jarrett
Rufus Zenas Johnston Jr.
Cary Devall Langhorne
George Maus Lowry
Edward Orrick McDonnell
Frederick Vallette McNair Jr.
HN
Henry Nehemiah Nickerson
FS
Fred Jurgen Schnepel
RS
Robert Semple
LS
Lawrence Clinton Sinnett
JW
James Aloysius Walsh
William Zuiderveld