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General John Pershing led the United States army into Mexico in order to pursue Pancho Villa, the Mexican Revolutionary. Pershing was unsuccessful in his quest. He chased Pancho Villa for a year before withdrawing in 1917 when the United States entered World War I.

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General John J. (Black Jack) Pershing led the Punitive Expedition against Pancho Villa.

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