Agua Caliente in better times. The name of the town means "Hot Water".
At 13:15 the 10th Cavalry encountered 150 Villistas under General Beltran at the town of Agua Caliente. The ensuing battle resulted in a true cavalry charge of Mexican positions. Mexican forces broke under the charge which resulted in no losses to the Americans.
The unit thereafter pursued retreating Villistas for the next several days. As the unit advanced it ran short of provisions due to being so isolated. The unit became partially provisioned with the assistance of Constitutionalist officers and through the efforts of their commanding officer, who wrote a personal check to a mining company in exchange for $1,100.00, which was used to purchase provisions.
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