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Veracruz Incident
VERACRUZ INCIDENTVERACRUZ INCIDENT. When Victoriano Huerta seized the Mexican presidency in 1913, the United States refused to recognize him. Early in 1914, when Tampico was under martial law, some U.S. Marines were arrested there, but they were quickly released, with apologies. Admiral Henry T. Mayo insisted that Mexico fire a twenty-one gun salute to the American flag, and President Woodrow Wilson supported this demand. When Mexico refused to comply, Wilson ordered a fleet to Veracruz. Troops landed on 21 April 1914 and, aided by bombardment, took the city, with an American loss of seventeen killed and sixty-three wounded. American political pressure forced Huerta out in July; he fled to Jamaica. BIBLIOGRAPHYQuirk, Robert E. An Affair of Honor: Woodrow Wilson and the Occupation of Veracruz. New York: Norton, 1967. The original edition was published in 1962. Alvin F.Harlow/c. w. See alsoDefense, National ; Mexico, Relations with . |
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"Veracruz Incident." Dictionary of American History. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Veracruz Incident." Dictionary of American History. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-3401804386.html "Veracruz Incident." Dictionary of American History. 2003. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-3401804386.html |
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Veracruz incident
Veracruz incident an ancillary incident in World War I, in which the Mexican city of Veracruz was occupied by American forces dispatched by President Woodrow Wilson in April, 1914, in the wake of an American ship being detained near Tampico. Later the port was seized on the strength of a report that Germany had dispatched an arms shipment to the Mexican dictatorship then in power.
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"Veracruz incident." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Veracruz incident." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O63-Veracruzincident.html "Veracruz incident." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O63-Veracruzincident.html |
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