Punitive Expedition
August 20, 2026
Pancho Villa’s raid on Columbus, New Mexico, on March 9, 1916, killed 17 Americans and prompted the U.S. Army’s Punitive Expedition into northern Mexico under Gen. John J. Pershing. The expedition, built from cavalry, infantry, artillery, trucks, aircraft, and Apache scouts, reflected the U.S…
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