Candelaria border incursion of 1919

Candelaria border incursion of 1919
	Part of the Mexican Revolution and the Bandit War
	; Lt Harold G. Peterson, pilot, and Paul H. Davis, Observer-Gunner
Date	August 13–23, 1919
Location	Rio Grande border states
Result	U.S. victory
Belligerents
Mexico Mexican Bandits;	United States 8th Cavalry Regiment;
Commanders and leaders
Jesús Rentería †	General Dickman; Captain Leonard F. Matlack;
Casualties and losses
	At least 4 killed, including Jesús Rentería

The Candelaria border incursion of 1919 was a US military invasion of Mexico to find, engage and neutralize a Mexican bandit group led by Jesús Rentería. Rentería had kidnapped two United States Army Border Air Patrol pilots that had crashed south of the US-Mexican border and successfully ransomed them back to the United States.