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1917
U.S. ends search for Pancho Villa
American forces are recalled from Mexico after nearly 11 months
of fruitless searching for Mexican revolutionary Pancho Villa,
who was accused of leading a bloody raid against Columbus, New
Mexico.
In 1914, following the resignation of Mexican leader Victoriano
Huerta, Pancho Villa and his former revolutionary ally Venustiano
Carranza battled each other in a struggle for succession. By the
end of 1915, Villa had been driven north into the mountains, and
the U.S. government recognized General Carranza as the president
of Mexico.
In January 1916, to protest President Woodrow Wilson's support
for Carranza, Villa executed 16 U.S. citizens at Santa Isabel in
northern Mexico. Then, on March 9, 1916, Villa led a band of
several hundred guerrillas across the border and raided the town
of Columbus, killing 17 Americans. U.S. troops pursued the
Mexicans, killing 50 on U.S. soil and 70 more in Mexico.
On March 15, under orders from President Wilson, U.S. Brigadier
General John J. Pershing launched a punitive expedition into
Mexico to capture Villa dead or alive. For the next 11 months,
Pershing, like Carranza, failed to capture the elusive
revolutionary and Mexican resentment over the U.S. intrusion into
their territory led to a diplomatic crisis. On June 21, the
crisis escalated into violence when Mexican government troops
attacked Pershing's forces at Carrizal, Mexico, leaving 17
Americans killed or wounded, and 38 Mexicans dead. In late
January 1917, having failed in their mission to capture Villa and
under pressure from the Mexican government, the Americans were
ordered home.
Villa continued his guerrilla activities in northern Mexico until
Adolfo de la Huerta took power over the government and drafted a
reformist constitution. Villa entered into an amicable agreement
with Huerta and agreed to retire from politics. In 1920, the
government pardoned Villa, but three years later he was
assassinated at Parral.
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