Western Hemisphere 21
Coding changes: Start Date changed from March 2, 1860. Outcome changed from
Unclear. Fatalities changed from Missing.
MID#2117
Dispute Number: 2117
Date(s): June 17, 1870 to June 18, 1870
Participants: 2 United States of America/70 Mexico
Outcome (and Settlement): Yield by side B (None)
Fatalities: None
Narrative: In May 1870, a gang of pirates sailing on the steamer Forward raided the
town of Guyamas, in the province of Sonora, Mexico. Upon hearing the report of this
incident, Commander Low of the USS Mohican operated under the assumption that
the steamer was a vessel of war with no commission to do so and set sail for Guyamas.
Low learned in early June that the Forward had taken cover up into the Rio Tecapan,
and on the morning of June 17 sent six armed boats from the Mohican 40 miles into
the Rio Tecapan to find the ship and bring her out. When the men came upon the
Forward, they found the ship run aground and its artillery placed on the shore. A
gun battle ensued. After burning the Forward, the American seamen returned to the
Mohican on June 18, 1870.
MID#1547
Dispute Number: 1547
Date(s): May 8, 1873 to June 15, 1873
Participants: 2 United States of America/70 Mexico
Outcome (and Settlement): Unclear (Negotiated)
Fatalities: None
Narrative: In the late 19th century, one of the major problems along the border
between the United States and Mexico was cattle rustlers who would flee across the
border into Mexico. On May 8, 1873, members of the Kickapoo Indian tribe stole
cattle, and this led to a partial invasion of Mexican territory by American troops led
by General Mackenzie. The countries exchanged the Kickapoos captured in the US
raid for an agreement to move the tribe to a reservation.
Coding changes: Start Date changed from May 6, 1873. End Date changed from June
16, 1873. Outcome changed from Unclear. Settlement changed from None.
MID#1545
Dispute Number: 1545
Date(s): March 26, 1875 to July 1, 1875
Participants: 2 United States of America/70 Mexico
Outcome (and Settlement): Unclear (Negotiated)
Fatalities: None
Narrative: Mexican military on the US border had been conducting guerrilla opera-
tions against Texas ranchers in the Nueces Strip, the area between the Nueces River