contingents of United States Bluejackets and Marines arrived in Nicaragua and assisted Díaz’s forces, resulting in Díaz’s victory on October 6, 1912, when his forces captured the city of Leon, Nicaragua. Although only 7 members of the United States military died in the conflict, the war nevertheless resulted in approximately 2,000 total casualties. The United States withdrew most of its forces toward the end of October 1912. However, a smaller contingent of approximately 100 Marines would remain in Nicaragua’s capital city of Managua for over a decade before eventually withdrawing in August 1925. (2) First occupation of Mexico On April 21, 1914, at the order of President Woodrow Wilson, 500 Marines and 300 Navy personnel invaded the port city of Veracruz, Mexico, to seize control of the city. President Wilson’s pretext for this operation was to enforce a United States arms embargo against Mexico and prevent the arrival of an arms shipment in Veracruz that had been ordered by Mexican President Victoriano Huerta, who was viewed as an enemy of the United States at that time. The ensuing fighting saw United States forces destroy most of the Mexican Naval Academy in Veracruz. The United States military was eventually able to take full control of Veracruz by April 24, 1914, beginning a 6-month occupation by the United States of the city. The United States military suffered just shy of 100 casualties while approximately 550 Mexican soldiers and civilians died while defending the city. United States forces eventually withdrew from Veracruz on November 23, 1914. The United States occupation of Veracruz had broad negative consequences for the favorability of the United States amongst Mexican citizens and increased anti-American sentiment throughout Mexico and Latin America for decades to come. (3) Second occupation of Mexico From March 16, 1916, through February 14, 1917, an expeditionary force of more than 14,000 United States Army troops was sent into northern Mexico. These forces were instructed to engage in the