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Pancho Runs Circles Around Gen. Pershing
Realizing his chances of catching Pancho Villa were slim or none, Gen. John J. Pershing divided his force into five parts on April 29, 1916 in the hope of finding and finishing off the guerrilla leader’s followers.
The purpose of the sneak attack on Columbus, New Mexico was to provoke the United States into a military reaction. If everything went according to Pancho’s plan, Venustiano Carranza,…
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