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On March 9, 1916, spurred by events in the Mexican Revolution, General Francisco "Pancho" Villa's forces attacked the camp of the 13th Cavalry Regiment. In reaction to this attack, President Woodrow ...
The history of American foreign policy in Mexico may hold the keys to solving today’s crisis. A specter is haunting the Republican Party — that of General John Pershing.
Refreshments were served to the visitors at General Pershing’s home, and toasts to the United States and to Mexico, to the chief magistrates of the two countries, to the visiting military ...
Mexico City. For the next three centuries, Mexico lived under Spain’s rule, which could be harsh, benign, or indifferent, depending upon the financial needs of the mother country and the temperament ...
President Donald Trump's threat to send U.S. troops to hunt Mexico's "bad hombres" evokes the memory of a failed military operation a century ago, when General John "Black Jack" Pershing crossed ...
They had risked their lives helping in Pershing’s failed attempt to capture Pancho Villa after his deadly 1916 raid on Columbus, New Mexico. Pancho Villa (middle) and Gen. John Pershing (right ...
This film from the U.S. Army's [Big Picture] series details the life of Gen. John "Black Jack" Pershing from his birth in 1860 to his death in 1948. Much of the film describes General Pershing's ...