March 9 1916 – Pancho Villa and His Men Attack Columbus, New Mexico
March 9 1916 – Pancho Villa and His Men Attack Columbus, New Mexico5 (100%) 1 vote *Image Credit: Wikimedia Commons Shortly before daylight on March 9, 1916, some 500 Mexican guerillas moved through the darkness outside Columbus, New Mexico. Led by Pancho Villa, a revolutionary looking for revenge after betrayal by the United States government, the men set the small town on fire and killed 18 Americans before retreating into Mexico. The attacks — the largest assault on the continental US by a foreign force until the hijackings September 11, 2001– nearly led to war between the North American neighbors. Born in the state of Chihuahua in north-central Mexico, Villa […]
