General John J. Pershing (1860 - 1948).
The Mexican bandit-general, Santa Ana.
Francisco "Pancho" Villa, scourge of Columbus, New Mexico.
Chief Bandit followed by Shadower.
PANCHO VILLA had 18 American mining engineers murdered in cold blood then led a raid into New Mexico, where he killed 17 more Americans and burned the border town of Columbus. In response, President Wilson sent General JOHN J. PERSHING into Mexico with 11,000 troops to put the bandit out of business.
The last time both Mexico and the United States fought formally against each other, happened on February 2, 1848 at the end of the Mexican-American War. There were however, several incursions by American military into Mexican soil, the last being the Punitive Expedition aiming to capture or kill Mexican bandit Francisco 'Pancho' Villa; this campaign lasted until February 5, 1917. Mexico could not cooperate for, nor respond against it due to it being in the middle of its Mexican Revolution (1910-1921).
Mexican Revolutionary Leader, Bandit, Revolutionary General, both soldier and deserter, folk hero, murderer, patron, thief and in short, he was many different things to different people.
Francisco "Pancho" Villa (1878 - 1923) is the best-known, becoming a revolutionary during the Mexican Revolution (1910-1921).
Due to raids from known bandit Francisco "Pancho" Villa. It was unrelated to WWI, but was a precaution taken due to the Mexican Revolution (1910-1921).
Pancho Villa was a Mexican revolutionary leader who advocated for the poor and wanted agrarian reform. Though he was a killer, a bandit, and a revolutionary leader, many remember him as a folk hero. Pancho Villa was also responsible for a raid on Columbus, New Mexico in 1916, which was the first attack on U.S. soil since 1812.
Francisco "Pancho" Villa (1878-1923)
Pancho Villa was most known for being a prominent Mexican revolutionary general. Pancho, or Francisco Villa was commander of the Division of the North in the early 1900s where he robbed trains, printed money and commandeered the natural resources of the Chihuahua area to pay for his cause.
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