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The Action at Retamal Springs on 22 December 1891 was a military engagement between the United States Army and a force of Mexican Garzaist revolutionaries.

Engagement
Reaching Retamal on 22 December 1891 at 00:20, Bourke ordered his men dismounted and slowly advanced towards the Garzaist positions. When sighted by Garza's pickets, the Americans gave no reply and were fired upon. Bourke ordered his men to return fire from a kneeling position and after loosing three volleys the Garzaists routed and retired from the field. Not only did the Garzaists escape, but during the fighting Tomas Garza also managed to slip away. With information that Garza had three boats on the nearby Rio Grande, Bourkes force moved south in an attempt to cut off Garza's force.