Pancho Villa

Examples of Pancho Villa in the following topics:

• Intervention in Mexico

  • In this incident, Francisco (Pancho) Villa and his band of 500 to 1,000 men raided Columbus, New Mexico, burning army barracks and robbing stores .
  • Pershing into Mexico to capture Villa .
  • This picture depicts Pancho Villa with his staff in 1913; he is the second man from the right.
  • This political cartoon depicts American attitudes towards the expedition over the Mexican border in pursuit of Pancho Villa.
  • General Pershing led the expedition into Mexico in pursuit of Pancho Villa.

• Wilson and Latin America

  • -Mexico border incidents early in 1916 culminated in an invasion of American territory on March 8, 1916, by Francisco “Pancho” Villa and his band of 500 to 1,000 men, who burned army barracks and robbed stores in Columbus, New Mexico.
  • Pershing into Mexico to capture Villa.
  • General Pershing led the expedition into Mexico in pursuit of Pancho Villa.
  • This political cartoon depicts American attitudes toward the expedition over the Mexican border in pursuit of Pancho Villa.
  • Pancho Villa, second from the right, with his staff in 1913.

• The Debate over Preparedness

  • After the Lusitania was sunk by German U-boats on May 7, 1915, and Pancho Villa launched his raid against Columbus, New Mexico, Wilson's opposition to the Preparedness Movement changed.

• The Banana Wars

  • General John Pershing and his army came to Mexico to lead a nationwide search for Pancho Villa.

• Last Efforts for Peace

  • After the Lusitania sinking and Pancho Villa’s raid against Columbus, New Mexico, Wilson's opposition to the Preparedness Movement changed.