Pancho Villa's raid on Columbus, New Mexico

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Pancho Villa's raid on Columbus, New Mexico was a 1916 cross-border attack by Mexican revolutionary forces on a U.S. border town that provoked a major American military response.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf cross-border raid
historical event
military attack
alsoKnownAs Battle of Columbus
Columbus raid
armedWith horses as cavalry mounts
machine guns
rifles
attacker Pancho Villa
Villista forces
chronology occurred shortly before U.S. entry into World War I
commanderOfAttackers Pancho Villa
conflictType cross-border incursion
countryAttacked United States
countryOfOriginOfAttackers Mexico
date 1916-03-09
defender 13th U.S. Cavalry Regiment
United States Army
followedBy U.S. Punitive Expedition into northern Mexico
linked to: Mexican Expedition

increased U.S. military presence on the border
geographicRegion U.S.–Mexico borderlands
hasCause Villa's need for supplies and political demonstration of strength
Villa's opposition to U.S. support for Carranza
historicalPeriod early 20th century
killedAmongRaiders dozens of Villista fighters
killedInUnitedStates at least 10 U.S. civilians
at least 8 U.S. soldiers
location Columbus, New Mexico, United States
partOf United States–Mexico border conflicts
precededBy U.S. recognition of Venustiano Carranza's government in Mexico
deterioration of relations between Pancho Villa and the United States
primaryU.S.Response Pancho Villa Expedition
linked to: Mexican Expedition

Punitive Expedition under General John J. Pershing
linked to: Mexican Expedition
result U.S. declaration of Punitive Expedition into Mexico
U.S. tactical repulse of Villista raiders
significance contributed to the rise of John J. Pershing as a prominent U.S. general
last major foreign ground attack on the continental United States until World War II
tested U.S. Army readiness before entry into World War I
target Columbus business district
U.S. Army camp near Columbus
tookPlaceDuring Border War (U.S.–Mexico)
Mexican Revolution
triggered heightened tensions between the United States and Mexico
large-scale mobilization of U.S. troops along the Mexican border
typeOfTarget border town
U.S.Commander Herbert J. Slocum
John J. Pershing
year 1916

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Mexican Expedition hasCause Pancho Villa's raid on Columbus, New Mexico
José Doroteo Arango Arámbula notableEvent raid on Columbus, New Mexico (1916)
linked to: Pancho Villa's raid on Columbus, New Mexico
Columbus, New Mexico, United States eventLocation Pancho Villa’s raid on Columbus (9 March 1916)
linked to: Pancho Villa's raid on Columbus, New Mexico
Battle of Guerrero (1916) aftermath Pancho Villa remained at large
linked to: Pancho Villa's raid on Columbus, New Mexico
Doroteo Arango notableEvent 1916 raid on Columbus, New Mexico
linked to: Pancho Villa's raid on Columbus, New Mexico