First and Second Cortina War (jan 1, 1859 – dec 31, 1860)
Description:
The Cortina Troubles is the generic name for the First Cortina War, from 1859 to 1860, and the Second Cortina War, in 1861, in which paramilitary forces, led by the Mexican rancher and local leader Juan Nepomuceno Cortina, confronted elements of the United States Army, the Confederate States Army, the Texas Rangers, and the local militias of Brownsville, Texas, and Matamoros, Tamaulipas.Added to timeline:
Date:
jan 1, 1859
dec 31, 1860
~ 2 years
