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2. Pancho Villa Expedition - Wikipedia

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   The Pancho Villa Expedition—now known officially in the United States as the Mexican Expedition, [6] but originally referred to as the "Punitive Expedition, US Army" [1] —was a military operation conducted by the United States Army against the paramilitary forces of Mexican revolutionary Francisco "Pancho" Villa from March 14, 1916, to February 7, 1917, during the Mexican Revolution of ...

3. Battle of Guerrero - Wikipedia

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   The Mexican Expedition began after Pancho Villa's attack on Columbus, New Mexico, on March 9, 1916, in which eighteen American soldiers and civilians were killed.In response to the incident, General John J. Pershing led the United States Army into Mexico with the intention of capturing, or killing, General Villa.

4. John J. Pershing - Wikipedia

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   Vandiver, Frank E. Black Jack: The Life and Times of John J. Pershing – Volume II (Texas A&M University Press, Third printing, 1977) ISBN 0-89096-024-0; Weigley, Russell Frank. History of the United States Army (1967) Welsome, Eileen. The General and the Jaguar: Pershing's Hunt for Pancho Villa: a True Story of Revolution and Revenge. New ...

5. Mexican Border War - Wikipedia

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   This conflict is singular in the fact that the Mexican army and the American army joined forces to fight the Villistas led by Pancho Villa. It was the second-largest battle of the Mexican Revolution involving the United States, and is considered the last battle of the Border War, [ 21 ] although there were other incursions such as the US ...

6. Battle of Columbus (1916) - Wikipedia

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   Villa himself led the assault, only to be driven back into Mexico by elements of the 13th Cavalry Regiment stationed at the town. The attack angered Americans, and President Woodrow Wilson ordered Brigadier General John J. Pershing to lead the Punitive Expedition in which the US Army invaded Mexico but failed to capture Villa. [6]

7. El Paso history 1917: Mexican train dynamited by Pancho Villa ...

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   Thanksgiving day 1917 news: Francisco "Pancho" Villa and his men had robbed a Mexican central Line train of $70,000, some merchandise and some horses.

8. Battle of Parral - Wikipedia

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   It never came and it made General Pershing believe that instead of fighting just the rebels of Pancho Villa, he would now have to engage the "more numerous" Carrancista army. Pershing even requested permission from his commanding officer, General Frederick Funston , to capture both the state and capital of Chihuahua , but it was denied.

9. Mexican president praises Pancho Villa for his 1916 ... - AOL

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   Mexico’s president on Tuesday praised Mexican revolutionary Francisco “Pancho” Villa for his 1916 attack on Columbus, New Mexico, a raid that killed 18 Americans, mostly civilians. President ...