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The Life and Times of Pancho Villa. Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press, 1998. Krauze, Enrique. Mexico: Biography of Power. New York: HarperCollins 1997. Taylor, Joseph Rogers (July 1914). " 'Pancho' Villa at First Hand: Personal Impressions of the Most Picturesque And Most Successful Soldier That Mexico Has Produced in Recent Years".
The Pancho Villa Expedition—now known officially in the United States as the Mexican Expedition, [6] but originally referred to as the "Punitive Expedition, U.S. 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 ...
In November 1915, Pancho Villa was engaged in the major Battle of Agua Prieta, a battle he ultimately lost. Short on men and supplies, Villa sent a detachment to Nogales, Sonora, and the town was occupied without opposition. Shortly thereafter, a series of raids were launched across the international border into Arizona.
The Francisco Villa Museum (also, the Historical Museum of the Mexican Revolution) is dedicated to the life and times of the Mexican Revolutionary, Francisco "Pancho" Villa. The museum is in Chihuahua, Chihuahua, Mexico, and is housed in the former estate of General Francisco Villa and his widow, María Luz Corral de Villa.
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.
The Battle of Columbus, also known as the Burning of Columbus or the Columbus Raid, began on March 9, 1916, as a raid conducted by remnants of Pancho Villa's Division of the North on the small United States border town of Columbus, New Mexico, located 3 miles (4.8 km) north of the border with Mexico.
Generals Alvaro Obregon, Pancho Villa and John J. Pershing pose after a meeting at Fort Bliss, TX, in 1913. Immediately behind Pershing is his aide, Lt.--and future general--George S. Patton. Col. Selah H.R. "Tommy" Tompkins on June 16, 1919, at the Ciudad Juarez Racetrack. Pancho Villa arrived at Ciudad Juarez on the night of June 14, 1919.
The Battle of San Andrés, also known as the Charge at San Andrés took place during the Mexican Revolution and was fought on August 26–27, 1913. Revolutionary leader General Pancho Villa attacked the town of San Andrés, and concluded when the American soldier of fortune, charged the federal positions and routed the enemy. 1,000 government soldiers were killed, and 400 prisoners were ...