Battle of Columbus, 1916

Entitled: The ruins of Columbus, New Mexico following the Battle of Columbus. The Battle of Columbus (Burning of Columbus or the Columbus Raid), March 9, 1916, began as a raid conducted by Pancho Villa's Division of the North on the small United States border town of Columbus, New Mexico, located 3 miles north of the border. The raid escalated into a full-scale battle between Villistas and the United States Army. 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 the Punitive Expedition in which the US Army invaded Mexico in an unsuccessful attempt to capture General Villa. Bain News Service, March 14, 1916

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12698665

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48540546

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4200px x 3215px (1.2MB)

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LOC/Science Source/Mary Evans