Long Distance Logistics: The Mexican Expedition

Mounting Tension The relationship between the U.S. government and Mexican leader Victoriano Huerta worsened on April 9, 1914, when Mexican authorities arrested eight U.S. Sailors at the port of Tampico. Henry C. Mayo, commanding the U.S. Navy ships in the Tampico area, demanded that the Mexicans formally apologize and display the American flag in the port. [...]the officers found it necessary to purchase feed for the horses and food for the men from their own pockets in order to make their way back to the main supply line.