Raid on Norias Ranch
| Raid on the Norias Division of the King Ranch | |||||||
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| Part of the Bandit War, Mexican Revolution | |||||||
Left to right: Monroe Fox, Henry Ransom and Tom Tate on horseback with dead Mexican bandits, Norias Division, August 9, 1915 | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| United States | Sediciosos | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Corporal Allen Mercer | Luis de la Rosa | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 16 | ~60 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 4 wounded | 5-15+ killed | ||||||
26°47′24″N 97°46′36″W / 26.7899°N 97.7767°W
The Raid on the Norias Division of the King Ranch was an attack August 8, 1915 by a large band of disaffected Mexicans and Tejanos in southern Texas. It was one of the many small battles of the Mexican Revolution that spilled over into United States soil and resulted in an increased effort by the United States Army to defend the international border. Five to fifteen attackers were killed in the raid and more among the wounded may have died shortly afterwards.