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The First Battle of Topolobampo was a bloodless engagement and one of the few naval battles of the Mexican Revolution. The small action occurred off Topolobampo, Mexico and involved three gunboats, two from the Mexican Navy and another which mutinied from the armada and joined the rebel Constitutionalists. It was fought on the morning of March 4, 1914 and was the first battle of the naval campaign in the Gulf of California. ==Background== ;Guaymas Mutiny On Sunday 22 February 1914,〔J.H. Klein, “The Career Of The Mexican Gunboat Tampico”. Annapolis, MD: United States Naval Institute Proceedings, Vol. 44, No. 3 March 1918. https://archive.org/stream/proceedingsofuni44261918unit/ proceedingsofuni44261918unit_djvu.txt〕 off Guaymas, Mexico a mutiny began at about 8:00 pm when the Mexican Navy gunboat ''Tampico'' was refitting for a cruise. Half of the officers and crew were still enjoying shore leave when Executive Officer Lieutenant Hilario Rodríguez Malpica and three other officers began to rally the remaining crew aboard ''Tampico''. The mob of sailors then headed for their captain, whom they arrested with violence. Malpica, who had assumed command of the mutineers, informed Captain Manuel Azueta that he intended to sail ''Tampico'' to join the Constitutionalists. (There are various stories about why Lieutenant Malpica resorted to mutiny, however none are known to be true). The ''Tampico'' started and intended to head westward. Just then the Huerista gunboat ''Guerrero'', under Captain Navio Torres, was spotted in front of ''Tampico''. Malpica steamed ''Tampico'' straight for ''Guerrero'', hoping to ram and sink her. Unfortunately for ''Tampico'', her steering gear malfunctioned and she was forced to turn around and head for Topolobampo in Sinaloa. The mutineers transferred ''Tampico''s former captain to a merchant vessel, the SS ''Herrerias'', which took him to Mazatlán, which was still in federal hands at the time. ''Tampico'' made it to Topolobampo, which became her home port throughout the subsequent naval campaign. Because ''Tampico'' was short half of her crew, twenty-five Sinaloan insurgents were ordered to her to become sailors. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「First Battle of Topolobampo」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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