Chasing Villa: The Story Behind the Story of Pershing's Expedition into MexicoStackpole Books, 15.09.2017 - 296 Seiten On March 9, 1916 the border town of Columbus, New Mexico was attacked by forces under the command of the Mexican revolutionary, Pancho Villa. Eighteen Americans were killed and a number of buildings were burned to the ground before the U.S. Cavalry, inflicting heavy losses, drove Villa and his mounted band back into Mexico. Frank Tompkins, a Major in the U.S. Cavalry at the time, led the counter-attack against Villa’s mounted men on March 9th, and was with General John "Black Jack" Pershing during the subsequent year-long "Punitive Expedition" that sought to capture the elusive Villa in Mexico. The Columbus Raid and Punitive Expedition proved to be the last major campaign of the U.S. Cavalry. At the same time it presaged the more modern military techniques that would soon be employed by American forces in World War I. First published in 1934 and long out of print, "Chasing Villa" is a sound and literate record of milestone events in Western history, military history, the Mexican revolution, and the last of the horse cavalry. |
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... killed 75 of the bandits and captured many horses and supplies without losing .a single American soldier. It was one of the most romantic and satisfying raids in the history of American Cavalry. The author, Colonel Frank Tompkins, U. S. ...
... killed 75 of the bandits and captured many horses and supplies without losing .a single American soldier. It was one of the most romantic and satisfying raids in the history of American Cavalry. The author, Colonel Frank Tompkins, U. S. ...
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... killed—Pursuit in due departed—More his out, Frijole to to capture—He conditionCol. capture Canyon—Col. Dodd and fightof him of rumors is takes railrate the reat at CHAPTER the XVI. Second Campaign Squadron, of the 10th Three Cavalry ...
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... killed from Cruz to with at from Gen.of Allen of Parral Parral—Conference in for the Satevo—The de the the Villistas of the Garza—Arrival a Villegas—Report and fight base Parral to the to country—Character Mexican Maj. intercept San at ...
... killed from Cruz to with at from Gen.of Allen of Parral Parral—Conference in for the Satevo—The de the the Villistas of the Garza—Arrival a Villegas—Report and fight base Parral to the to country—Character Mexican Maj. intercept San at ...
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... killed, some Mexican soldiers were killed, and some Mexican civilians (men, women and children), were also killed. A few weeks later President Wilson, in an oration at the funeral of these dead marines, said: “We have gone down to ...
... killed, some Mexican soldiers were killed, and some Mexican civilians (men, women and children), were also killed. A few weeks later President Wilson, in an oration at the funeral of these dead marines, said: “We have gone down to ...
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... killed? If, in the Tampico affront, President Wilson considered the insult to the flag and the affront to the dignity to the United States so serious that he called upon Congress for authority to use the army and navy to exact more ...
... killed? If, in the Tampico affront, President Wilson considered the insult to the flag and the affront to the dignity to the United States so serious that he called upon Congress for authority to use the army and navy to exact more ...
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CHAPTER XXI The Situation after the Fight at Guerrero | |
CHAPTER XXII Operations of the Provisional Squadron 11th Cavalry Howze March 24 to April 2 | |
CHAPTER XXIII Operations of the Provisional Squadron 11th Cavalry Allen March 30 to April 15 | |
CHAPTER XXIV Operations of the Provisional Squadron 13th Cavalry Tompkins April 2 to 12 | |
CHAPTER XXV Operations of the 10th Cavalry March 31 to April 15 The Fight at Aguas Calientes | |
CHAPTER XXVI Operations of the Provisional Squadron 11th Cavalry Howze April 3 to 15 Evidence and Speculation as to Villas Whereabouts | |
CHAPTER XXVII Rendezvous at Santa Cruz de Villegas Conferences with the Mexicans | |
CHAPTER XXVIII Operations of the 7th Cavalry near Guerrero The Fight at Tomochic | |
CHAPTER XI Colonel Slocum U S Commander at Columbus Attacked and Vindicated | |
CHAPTER XII Diplomatic Exchanges Following the Raid | |
CHAPTER XIII Orders for the Punitive Expedition | |
CHAPTER XIV The Expedition Enters Mexico | |
CHAPTER XV Campaign of the Three Cavalry Columns from Colonia Dublan Operations of the 7th Cavalry March 18 to April 3 The Fight at Guerr... | |
CHAPTER XVI Campaign of the Three Columns Operations of the Second Squadron 10th Cavalry March 19 to 31 | |
CHAPTER XVII Campaign of the Three Columns Operations of the First Squadron 10th Cavalry March 19 to 31 | |
CHAPTER XVIII Survey of the Campaign of the Three Columns False Information and Treachery Enable Villa to Elude the Americans Four New C... | |
CHAPTER XIX Operations of the Second Squadron 13th Cavalry Lindsley March 21 to April 2 | |
CHAPTER XX Operations of the Provisional Squadron 10th and 13th Cavalry Tompkins March 21 to April 2 | |
CHAPTER XXIX The Cavalry Withdraws to the North End of the Chase | |
CHAPTER XXX The New Plan The Country Divided into Districts The Fight at Ojos Azules | |
CHAPTER XXXI Behind the Scenes with the Politicians | |
CHAPTER XXXII The Killing of Cardenas and Cervantes | |
CHAPTER XXXIII The Fight at Carrizal | |
CHAPTER XXXIV The Evacuation of Mexico An Inglorious Ending | |
CHAPTER XXXV The National Guard on the Mexican Border | |
APPENDIX A SOME CAVALRY LESSONS OF THE MEXICAN PUNITIVE EXPEDITION | |
APPENDIX B REPORTS OF THE OPERATIONS OF THE FIRST AERO SQUADRON SIGNAL CORPS WITH THE MEXICAN PUNITIVE EXPED... | |
APPENDIX C MOTOR TRANSPORT EXPERIENCES WITH THE MEXICAN PUNITIVE EXPEDITION | |
APPENDIX D ROSTER OF OFFICERS WHO SERVED WITH THE MEXICAN PUNITIVE EXPEDITION | |
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10th Cavalry airplanes American troops April Army arrived attack Babicora Bachineva band bandits campaign canyon Captain capture Carranza Carranzista Casas Casas Grandes Cavazos Chihuahua Colonel Brown Colonel Dodd Colonel Slocum Colonia Dublan Columbus column com command con Cruces Cruz de Villegas Cusihuiriachic detachment east enemy Evans facto fight fire forces Foulois Funston Galeana Geronimo going Government guard Guerrero headquarters horses Huerta Infantry John killed left camp Lieut Lieutenant Lozano Machine Gun Major Howze Major Tompkins March Mazatlan Mexican Mexican Punitive Expedition Mexico miles military mountains move mules Namiquipa night officers orders pack train Parral Paso patrol Pershing Pershing’s President Wilson pursuit raid railroad ranch received regiment reported returned rifle saddle San Antonio San Borja San Geronimo Santa Cruz Satevo scout Second Lieutenants sent shot soldiers Tepehuanes took town trail truck U.S. Horse United Valle Villa Villistas wagon William wounded