Battle of Columbus (1916)
Raid on Columbus, New Mexico, US, by a Mexican revolutionary force / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Battle of Columbus (Burning of Columbus or the Columbus Raid), March 9, 1916, began as a raid conducted by remnants of Pancho Villa's Division of the North on the small United States border town of Columbus, New Mexico, located 3 miles (4.8 km) north of the border with Mexico. The raid escalated into a full-scale battle between Villistas and the United States Army.
Battle of Columbus | |||||||
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Columbus, after the battle | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
United States | |||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Herbert Slocum Frank Tompkins | Pancho Villa | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
353[1] | 484[2] | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
8 killed and 15 wounded |
67 killed and many more wounded 7 captured | ||||||
10 civilians killed |
Villa himself led the assault, only to be driven back into Mexico by elements of the 13th Cavalry Regiment stationed at the town. The attack angered Americans, and President Woodrow Wilson ordered Brigadier General John J. Pershing to lead the Punitive Expedition in which the US Army invaded Mexico but failed to capture Villa.[3]