Pancho Villa Expedition
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The Pancho Villa Expedition, now known officially in the United States as the Mexican Expedition but originally referred to as the "Punitive Expedition, US Army," was a military operation conducted by
Pancho Villa wearing bandoliers in front of an insurgent camp
Battle of Columbus. Ruins of Columbus, New Mexico, after being raided by Pancho Villa
Maj. Gen. John Pershing of the National Army
American soldiers cross the arid plains south of Columbus, New Mexico.
John J. Pershing
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John Joseph Pershing, nicknamed "Black Jack", was an American army general, educator, and founder of the Pershing Rifles. He served as the commander of the American Expeditionary Forces during World W
Pancho Villa Expedition
…American Smelting and Refining Company were removed from a train near Santa Isabel, Chihuahua, and summarily stripped and executed. Brigadier General John J. Pershing, commanding the district headquartered at Fort Bliss, Texas, received information that Villa with a new force was on the border and about to make an…
Pershing, c. 1907–1916
Pershing as a cadet in 1886
Captain John J. Pershing, c. 1902
Pershing with his wife Helen and three of their children