Columbus Raid
Incursión de Columbus

Columbus Raid

The Battle of Columbus, the Burning of Columbus or the Columbus Raid, began as a raid conducted by Pancho Villa's Division of the North on the small United States border town of Columbus, New Mexico in March 1916. 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. The attack angered Americans and President Woodrow Wilson ordered the Pancho Villa Expedition in which the US Army invaded Mexico in an unsuccessful attempt to capture General Villa.

Area: Out of Area / Out of Area

Collection: Aultman Scrapook

Source: El Paso County Historical Society

Reference ID: 083-1995-36-p8a-

Uploaded by: El Paso Museum of History

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