Fall of Tepic
Battle in the Mexican Revolution
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The Fall of Tepic was an action during the Mexican Revolution, where two rebel commanders, Martín Espinosa and the American soldier of fortune, Emil Lewis Holmdahl, captured the provincial capital of Tepic.
Espinosist and Holmdahlist Victory
- Tepic is captured
- Nayarit is pacified
| Fall of Tepic | |||||||
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 Espinosist Holmdahlist |
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Martin Epsinosa E.L Holmdahl | Unknown | ||||||
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Capture
Emil Lewis Holmdahl and Martín Espinosa spent a while cleaning up coastal towns still loyal to Díaz and once most towns had surrendered, Espinosa and Holmdahl entered the provincial capital of Tepic. The federal forces did not offer any resistance to the rebels and soon evacuated the city, while Holmdahl and Espinosa marched into the city and captured it. General Espinosa began to ensconce himself and a growing entourage in the governor's palace and was beginning to plot against Madero.[1]
Aftermath
This resulted in a falling out between Espinosa and Holmdahl, and caused the latter to attack the former in the Battle of Tepic.