. Carranza and Mexico. ^ i M /^y,! \f 3 OS i 1 M ^ 5j X> 1^** • 1 ./ g i ??V;L- IfiSSIH-DI \ -5 ^ Si !:. or X ^ I Outline of Campaign Against Huerta 115 dom attacked in the open, as the lack of horses de-tracted from their mobility. The Western division had for its object the con-trol of the railroad, starting from Nogales, throughHermosillo to Guaymas in Sonora, then to Culia-can, Mazatlan in Sinaloa, through San Bias, Tepicinto the State of Jalisco, to the capital Guadalajara was captured, the aim of thecampaign was achieved, and Obregon had only towait for the arriv


. Carranza and Mexico. ^ i M /^y,! \f 3 OS i 1 M ^ 5j X> 1^** • 1 ./ g i ??V;L- IfiSSIH-DI \ -5 ^ Si !:. or X ^ I Outline of Campaign Against Huerta 115 dom attacked in the open, as the lack of horses de-tracted from their mobility. The Western division had for its object the con-trol of the railroad, starting from Nogales, throughHermosillo to Guaymas in Sonora, then to Culia-can, Mazatlan in Sinaloa, through San Bias, Tepicinto the State of Jalisco, to the capital Guadalajara was captured, the aim of thecampaign was achieved, and Obregon had only towait for the arrival and junction of the Northernand Eastern division near Celaya, to march to Mex-ico City. The difficulties encountered by the West-ern and Eastern divisions were trebled by a condi-tion which did not exist in the case of the Northerndivision under Villa, the fact that the seaports onthe Pacific and Atlantic which were always at themercy of the federals, could feed and supply andaugment the contingent of soldiers in the ports. On the Pacific side, the Federals controlledGuaymas, Topolobampo, Altata, Mazatla


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