Chasing Villa
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Chasing Villa

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Chasing Villa

About this book

On March 9, 1916 the border town of Columbus, New Mexico was attacked by forces under the command of the Mexican revolutionary, Pancho Villa. Eighteen Americans were killed and a number of buildings were burned to the ground before the U.S. Cavalry, inflicting heavy losses, drove Villa and his mounted band back into Mexico. Frank Tompkins, a Major in the U.S. Cavalry at the time, led the counter-attack against Villa's mounted men on March 9th, and was with General John "Black Jack" Pershing during the subsequent year-long "Punitive Expedition" that sought to capture the elusive Villa in Mexico. The Columbus Raid and Punitive Expedition proved to be the last major campaign of the U.S. Cavalry. At the same time it presaged the more modern military techniques that would soon be employed by American forces in World War I. First published in 1934 and long out of print, "Chasing Villa" is a sound and literate record of milestone events in Western history, military history, the Mexican revolution, and the last of the horse cavalry.

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Information

Publisher
Stackpole Books
Year
2017
eBook ISBN
9780811766449
Topic
History
Subtopic
Military & Maritime History
Index
History

Table of contents

  1. Introduction
  2. Chapter I. Trouble Brews on the Border
  3. Chapter II. Madero and Huerta
  4. Chapter III. Wilson and Huerta
  5. Chapter IV. The Tampico Affair, the Occupation of Vera Cruz and the Overthrow of Huerta
  6. Chapter V. Carranza Becomes President
  7. Chapter VI. Carranza and Villa
  8. Chapter VII. Events Preceding the Columbus Raid
  9. Chapter VIII. Villa’s Raid on Columbus, New Mexico
  10. Chapter IX. The Pursuit from Columbus
  11. Chapter X. Incidents of the Fight at Columbus
  12. Chapter XI. Colonel Slocum, U. S. Commander at Columbus Attacked and Vindicated
  13. Chapter XII. Diplomatic Exchanges Following the Raid
  14. Chapter XIII. Orders for the Punitive Expedition
  15. Chapter XIV. The Expedition Enters Mexico
  16. Chapter XV. Campaign of the Three Cavalry Columns from Colonia Dublan. Operations of the 7th Cavalry, March 18 to April 3. The Fight at Guerrero
  17. Chapter XVI. Campaign of the Three Columns. Operations of the Second Squadron, 10th Cavalry, March 19 to 31
  18. Chapter XVII. Campaign of the Three Columns. Operations of the First Squadron, 10th Cavalry, March 19 to 31
  19. Chapter XVIII. Survey of the Campaign of the Three Columns. False Information and Treachery Enable Villa to Elude the Americans. Four New Columns Take Up the Pursuit
  20. Chapter XIX. Operations of the Second Squadron, 13th Cavalry (Lindsley), March 21 to April 2
  21. Chapter XX. Operations of the Provisional Squadron, 10th and 13th Cavalry (Tompkins), March 21 to April 2
  22. Chapter XXI. The Situation after the Fight at Guerrero
  23. Chapter XXII. Operations of the Provisional Squadron, 11th Cavalry (Howze), March 24 to April 2
  24. Chapter XXIII. Operations of the Provisional Squadron, 11th Cavalry (Allen), March 30 to April 15
  25. Chapter XXIV. Operations of the Provisional Squadron, 13th Cavalry (Tompkins), April 2 to 12
  26. Chapter XXV. Operations of the 10th Cavalry, March 31 to April 15. The Fight at Aguas Calientes
  27. Chapter XXVI. Operations of the Provisional Squadron, 11th Cavalry (Howze), April 3 to 15. Evidence and Speculation as to Villa’s Whereabouts
  28. Chapter XXVII. Rendezvous at Santa Cruz de Villegas. Conferences with the Mexicans
  29. Chapter XXVIII. Operations of the 7th Cavalry near Guerrero. The Fight at Tomochic
  30. Chapter XXIX. The Cavalry Withdraws to the North. End of the Chase
  31. Chapter XXX. The New Plan. The Country Divided into Districts. The Fight at Ojos Azules
  32. Chapter XXXI. Behind the Scenes with the Politicians
  33. Chapter XXXII. The Killing of Cardenas and Cervantes
  34. Chapter XXXIII. The Fight at Carrizal
  35. Chapter XXXIV. The Evacuation of Mexico. An Inglorious Ending
  36. Chapter XXXV. The National Guard on the Mexican Border
  37. Appendix A SOME CAVALRY LESSONS OF THE MEXICAN PUNITIVE EXPEDITION.
  38. Appendix B REPORTS OF THE OPERATIONS OF THE FIRST AERO SQUADRON, SIGNAL CORPS, WITH THE MEXICAN PUNITIVE EXPEDITION.
  39. Appendix C MOTOR TRANSPORT EXPERIENCES WITH THE MEXICAN PUNITIVE EXPEDITION.
  40. Appendix D ROSTER OF OFFICERS WHO SERVED WITH THE MEXICAN PUNITIVE EXPEDITION.