Battle of Parque

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Battle of Parque
Part of the Mexican Revolution
Date Early, 1912 Location Parque, Morelos, Mexico Result Government Victory Zapatistas retreat to Mountains
Belligerents
Government Federales Maderistas	Zapatistas
Commanders and leaders
Major E.L Holmdahl (WIA) Reinforcements Colonel Peña	Unknown
Strength
27 Rurales Reinforcements 100	300
Casualties and losses
Unknown	Unknown, but heavy

The Battle of Parque was a battle during the Mexican Revolution, where Emiliano Zapata and his supporters rebelling against president Francisco I. Madero, who had recently overthrown the previous president Porfirio Díaz. A group of Zapata's supporters attempted to ambush a train containing 27 Mexican Rurales under the command of the American Soldier of Fortune, Emil Lewis Holmdahl.