Showing posts with label Pancho Villa. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Pancho Villa. Show all posts
Saturday, March 10, 2012

Today in Manhunting History -- March 10, 1916: Wilson Orders the Villa Manhunt

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The Columbus raid was not the first time the Mexican Revolution had spilled over the border. During the second half of 1915 and early 1916 ...
Friday, March 9, 2012

Today in Manhunting History -- March 9, 1916: Villa Attacks the United States

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In 1916, Columbus, New Mexico was little more than “a cluster of adobe houses, a hotel, a few stores and streets knee deep in sand” filled w...
Friday, January 27, 2012

Today in Manhunting History -- January 27, 1917: The End of the Punitive Expedition

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Two weeks after President Woodrow Wilson told Secretary of War Newton Baker to withdraw the Punitive Expedition, on January 27 General John ...
Tuesday, June 21, 2011

Today in Manhunting History -- June 21, 1916: The Battle of Corrizal

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Shortly after General Trevino's threatening telegram , Pershing received reports that a Carrancista army was assembling a force of 10,0...
Wednesday, June 15, 2011

Today in Manhunting History -- June 15, 1916: Carranza Orders Opposition to Pershing

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On June 15, Mexican President Venustio Carranza ordered his commander in Chihuahua, General Jacinto B. Trevino, to keep U.S. troops from mov...
Saturday, May 14, 2011

Today in Manhunting History -- May 14, 1916: Patton versus Pancho Villa (sort of)

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Although by May the trail Pancho Villa's trail had gone cold, Pershing's Punitive Expedition enjoyed some success in hunting Vill...
Monday, May 9, 2011

Today in Manhunting History -- May 9, 1914: "The Life of General Villa"

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Even amidst the vicious backdrop of the Mexican Revolution, Pancho Villa stood out for his brutality.  After each victory, Villa ordered the...
Thursday, May 5, 2011

Today in Manhunting History -- May 5, 1916: The Battle of Blue Eyes

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By early May 1916, the General John "Black Jack" Pershing's 10,000-man "Punitive Expedition" had withdrawn from most...
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