Formations of the United States Army during the Mexican Revolution
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The formations of the United States Army during the Mexican Revolution reflected the United States' desire to field modernized divisions to test the United States' preparedness for war. As these early divisions were designed to defend and fight in the United States, higher commands were divided into departments and artillery districts.

Divisions in the United States Army at this time were numbered in consecutive order and were not differentiated by type (save for the short-lived Maneuver Division and Cavalry Division).

Departments

  • Central Department
  • Eastern Department
  • Southern Department
  • Western Department

Artillery Districts

  • Northern Atlantic Coast Artillery District
  • Southern Atlantic Coast Artillery District
  • Pacific Coast Artillery Discrict

Divisions

  • Maneuver Division (1911)
  • 1st Division
  • 2nd Division
  • 3rd Division
  • Cavalry Division
  • 5th Division (see 26th Infantry Division
    26th Infantry Division (United States)
    The 26th Infantry Division was an infantry division of the United States Army. As a major formation of the Massachusetts Army National Guard, it was based in Boston, Massachusetts for most of its history...

    )
  • 6th Division (see 27th Infantry Division)
  • 7th Division (see 28th Infantry Division)
  • 8th Division (see 29th Infantry Division)
  • 9th Division (see 30th Infantry Division)
  • 10th Division (see 31st Infantry Division)
  • 11th Division (see 32nd Infantry Division)
  • 12th Division (see 33rd Infantry Division)
  • 13th Division (see 34th Infantry Division)
  • 14th Division (see 35th Infantry Division)
  • 15th Division (see 36th Infantry Division)
  • 16th Division (see 37th Infantry Division)
  • 17th Division (see 38th Infantry Division)
  • 18th Division (see 39th Infantry Division
    39th Infantry Division (United States)
    The 39th Infantry Division was an infantry division of the Army National Guard, originally formed as the 18th Division in 1917. The Division consisted of troops from Arkansas, Louisiana, and Mississippi. After training at Camp Beauregard, Louisiana, the Division was deployed to France but did not...

    )
  • 19th Division (see 40th Infantry Division)
  • 20th Division (see 41st Infantry Division)
  • Pancho Villa Expedition
    Pancho Villa Expedition
    The Pancho Villa Expedition—officially known in the United States as the Mexican Expedition and sometimes colloquially referred to as the Punitive Expedition—was a military operation conducted by the United States Army against the paramilitary forces of Mexican insurgent Francisco "Pancho" Villa...

     ("Punitive Expedition")

See also

  • Formations of the United States Army
    Formations of the United States Army
    This is a list of historical formations of the United States Army.Units still in existence are in bold.For specific eras:* Formations of the United States Army during the Mexican Revolution* Formations of the United States Army during World War I...

  • United States involvement in the Mexican Revolution
    United States involvement in the Mexican Revolution
    The United States involvement in the Mexican Revolution was varied. The United States relationship with Mexico has often been turbulent. For both economic and political reasons, the American government generally supported those who occupied the seats of power, whether they held that power...

  • United States occupation of Veracruz
  • Border War (1910-1918)
  • Bandit War
    Bandit War
    The Bandit War, or Bandit Wars, refers to a series of raids in Texas between 1910 and 1918 that were carried out by Mexican rebels from the states of Tamaulipas, Coahuila and Chihuahua. Before 1914, the Carrancista faction was responsible for most of the attacks but in January of 1915 rebels known...

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