Mexican Revolution The city was Mexico's largest border town by 1910. As such, it held strategic importance during the Mexican Revolution. In May 1911, about 3,000 revolutionary fighters under the leadership of Francisco I. Madero laid siege to Ciudad Juárez, which was garrisoned by 500 regular Federal troops under the command of General Juan José Navarro. Navarro's force was supported by 300 civilian auxiliaries and local police. After two days of heavy fighting most of the city had fallen to the insurrectionists and the surviving federal soldiers had withdrawn to their barracks. Navarro then formally surrendered to Madero. The capture of a key border town at an early stage of the revolution not only enabled the revolutionary forces to bring in weapons and supplies from El Paso, but marked the beginning of the end for the demoralized Diaz regime.
mexIcan RevolUTiOn thE city wAS mexico'S Largest bOrdeR tOWn by 1910. aS sUch, it HelD stratEgic impOrtAnCe duRinG the MExiCAN revoLuTioN. iN May 1911, abouT 3,000 RevoLuTIoNArY fIghteRS undER The leaDership of fRanciSco I. madEro LAid siege to ciudad JuÁReZ, wHICh was GarrisOnEd By 500 reGuLar fedERal tRoOpS under THe COMmand Of GeNerAL JuAN JOSé navarRo. naVaRro's FoRcE WaS sUPpoRted by 300 cIvIlian auxiliaRies and LOcAl polIce. aFter two days of HeAVy figHTing most oF the citY haD faLleN to thE INsUrrecTionists aNd tHe survIving feDErAl soldiers had withdRawN to tHeIR BArRackS. navaRro thEn forMally sUrrEndEred tO maDeRo. the cApture oF A Key BorDeR town aT AN early stAge oF the REvOlution noT Only EnAbled The revOlutIonaRy foRces To Bring in weapoNS aNd sUpplies frOM El paSo, But mARKeD the BeginniNg of thE EnD for the demoRaLIzed diaZ reGImE.