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10. US Gen. Pershing invaded northern Mexico in 1916 in an attempt...

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Thu Jul 9, 2020, 11:47 AM

Jul 2020

Last edited Thu Jul 9, 2020, 12:37 PM - Edit history (1)

to capture Villa. He failed and returned to this side of the border so it's sort of a wash between what Villa did on this side of the border and what Pershing did down there.

And btw, Villa was a very capable general who effectively used railroads for troop movements in leading his northern Mexican army. He worked in concert along with Madero, Orozco, Zapata and others to successfully overthrow dictator Diaz in the Mexican civil war.

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It's past time to take down Tucson's Pancho Villa statue [View all] Ptah Jul 2020 OP

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A gift from Mexico. Ptah Jul 2020 #6

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