The incident is called the Tampico Affair, when a misunderstanding between Mexican soldiers and American sailors resulted in a "Mexican standoff" at the Mexican port of Tampico on April 9, 1914. The American sailors were arrested, but later liberated. Then, the American commander in the area, Rear Admiral Henry T. Mayo, demanded a formal apology for the events, which included that Mexico had to raise the United States flag on its soil and provide a 21-gun salute. Obviously, these demands were ignored, and President Wilson ordered an armed invasion of the area. This, among a faulty intelligence report stating that a German shipment of arms was bound for Veracruz, resulted in the United States occupation of Veracruz, when 2,300 American marines assaulted and took the aforementioned port city on April 21, 1914, occupying it for six months.
Immediate results include 22 American marines killed and 70 wounded, and up to 172 Mexican casualties, with 250 wounded including Mexican infantry, sailors and some militia formed from the city populace. Both Victoriano Huerta and Venustiano Carranza (opposing rivals during the Mexican Revolution) officially objected to the occupation, but neither was able to oppose it effectively, as both were fighting against each other. The occupation brought the two countries to the brink of war, and damaged the US-Mexican relations for many years.
Wilson was alerted of a German delivery of weapons for Victoriano Huerta.
Wilson is a mugg, que no sabe, no sabe.
To prevent a shipment of German arms from reaching Mexico, President Wilson ordered the invasion and occupation of the Mexican port city of Veracruz on April 1914. This resulted in approximately 200 dead and many more wounded. At the time, relations between both countries were already poor, and put both countries at the brink of war.
He ignored Mexico due to poor diplomatic relations, until a small incident (see related questions) prompted him to invade and occupy the Mexican port of Veracruz for six months in 1914. This invasion brought the two countries to the brink of war and worsened US-Mexico relations for decades to come. Also, after the town of Columbus, New Mexico was attacked by Mexican outlaw Francisco Villa in 1916, he proceeded to launch a punitive expedition into Mexico, with the intent of capturing and/or killing Villa. In either case, Mexico was in the middle of its Mexican Revolution (1910-1921), so neither side during the revolution could respond accordingly to such flagrant violation of their sovereignty.
Woodrow Wilson
Eighteen Americans died and at least 200 Mexicans died, Mexico and the U.S. almost had war.
True. This is known as the Invasion of Veracruz (1914).
True.
President Woodrow Wilson ordered Veracruz occupied in April of 1914, to protect American interests.
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Which U.S. president refused to recognize General Huerta as the leader of Mexico during the revolution
Wilson used the refusal as an apportunity to overthrow Huerta. He sent marines to seize the Mexican port of Veracruz.
Wilson was alerted of a German delivery of weapons for Victoriano Huerta.
President Woodrow Wilson
Opposed in Europe and Latin America.
He didn't really understand what was going on in Mexico. He thought by invading Mexico he would actually help the people during the Mexican Revolution. However, when American troops landed in the port of Veracruz, both sides of the revolution saw this as another example of foreign interventionism in Mexico, and damaged the US-Mexican relations for decades.
Wilson supported Huerta's enemies and took forces against Mexico