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 Februa...

Called the Punitive Expedition at the time, this was just the beginning of a lengthy search for Villa that never resulted in his capture, now known as the Mexican Expedition. It took place March 14, 1916, to February 7, 1917. Why did Villa attack? It's complicated, but here's a quick summary.

Pancho Villa, the Mexican revolutionary leader who controlled much of northeastern Mexico during 1914 and 1915, experienced military setbacks after breaking with the Carranza government and being subjected to a U.S. arms embargo.

Smoking ruins at Columbus, New Mexico, in the aftermath of an unprovoked raid on the town by Mexican bandits led by Francisco “Pancho” Villa on March 9, 1916. Back in the town, the invaders soon had cause to regret their arson.

An increasing number of border incidents early in 1916 culminated in an invasion of American territory on 8 March, when Francisco (Pancho) Villa and his band of 500 to 1,000 men raided...

2022年9月30日 · Eighty years ago, in February 1917, the last of the U.S. troops serving in the Mexican Punitive Expedition recrossed the border from Palomas, Chihuahua, Mexico, into Columbus, New Mexico. Eleven months earlier the bandit …

2022年9月30日 · Pancho Villa's raid on Columbus, New Mexico, on March 9, 1916, prompted the United States to organize an expedition in retaliation. While the army prepared for the expedition, Secretary of State Robert Lansing negotiated with Venustiano Carranza to allow the United States to enter Mexico without interference.

2016年3月14日 · President Woodrow Wilson ordered Gen. John J. Pershing to head the Punitive Expedition into Mexico with the sole aim to arrest Pancho Villa. The Mexican revolutionary was retaliating...

Camp Harry J. Jones was an encampment of the United States Army. Located near Douglas, Arizona, it was active during the Pancho Villa Expedition and World War I.

2015年8月13日 · Villa, considered a brilliant tactician and commanding an elite cavalry, was caught on the wrong side of history. His 19th-century-style warfare was suddenly outdated against the technological...