Mexican Expedition

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United States military operation military campaign punitive expedition

The Mexican Expedition was a 1916–1917 U.S. Army punitive campaign into Mexico, led by General John J. Pershing, to pursue revolutionary leader Pancho Villa after his raids on American soil.

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All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Mexican Expedition canonical 8
Pancho Villa Expedition 4
Punitive Expedition into Mexico 2

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf United States military operation ⓘ
military campaign ⓘ
punitive expedition ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Mexican Expedition ⓘ
surface form: Pancho Villa Expedition

Mexican Expedition ⓘ
surface form: Punitive Expedition into Mexico
authorizedBy Woodrow Wilson ⓘ
casusBelli attack on Columbus, New Mexico ⓘ
commander Frederick Funston ⓘ
John J. Pershing ⓘ
conflict Mexican–American relations ⓘ
conflictType cross-border military incursion ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
endTime 1917-02-07 ⓘ
followedBy United States Armed Forces in World War I ⓘ
surface form: U.S. entry into World War I
hasCause Pancho Villa's raid on Columbus, New Mexico ⓘ
U.S. desire to protect its border with Mexico ⓘ
hasEffect tension between the United States and the Carranza government of Mexico ⓘ
testing ground for new U.S. Army tactics and technologies ⓘ
historicalPeriod early 20th century ⓘ
location Chihuahua ⓘ
Mexico ⓘ
U.S.–Mexico border region ⓘ
northern Mexico ⓘ
notableEngagement Battle of Parral ⓘ
surface form: Battle of Carrizal

Battle of Guerrero (1916) ⓘ
Battle of Parral ⓘ
objective capture Pancho Villa ⓘ
neutralize Villa's forces ⓘ
opponent Constitutionalist forces of Mexico ⓘ
Pancho Villa ⓘ
Villistas ⓘ
participant Zapatista forces ⓘ
surface form: Mexican revolutionary forces

United States National Guard ⓘ
surface form: National Guard of the United States

United States Army ⓘ
partOf Border War ⓘ
Mexican Revolution ⓘ
precededBy Columbus raid ⓘ
result failure to capture Pancho Villa ⓘ
improved U.S. Army readiness for World War I ⓘ
withdrawal of U.S. forces from Mexico ⓘ
startTime 1916-03-15 ⓘ
supportedBy United States Army Air Service ⓘ
surface form: U.S. Army Air Service
theater American Theater of Operations ⓘ
surface form: North American theater of operations
used aircraft ⓘ
cavalry units ⓘ
motorized transport ⓘ
trucks ⓘ
wireless radio communications ⓘ

Referenced by (16)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Jonathan M. Wainwright → conflict → Mexican Expedition ⓘ
John J. Pershing → conflict → Mexican Expedition ⓘ
this entity surface form: Pancho Villa Expedition
Buffalo Soldiers → activeInConflict → Mexican Expedition ⓘ
Pancho Villa → targetOf → Mexican Expedition ⓘ
this entity surface form: Pancho Villa Expedition
Mexican Expedition → alsoKnownAs → Mexican Expedition ⓘ
this entity surface form: Pancho Villa Expedition
Mexican Expedition → alsoKnownAs → Mexican Expedition ⓘ
this entity surface form: Punitive Expedition into Mexico
Black Jack → conflict → Mexican Expedition ⓘ
subject surface form: John J. Pershing
this entity surface form: Pancho Villa Expedition
10th U.S. Cavalry Regiment → conflict → Mexican Expedition ⓘ
9th U.S. Cavalry Regiment → conflict → Mexican Expedition ⓘ
24th U.S. Infantry Regiment → conflict → Mexican Expedition ⓘ
24th U.S. Infantry Regiment → tookPartIn → Mexican Expedition ⓘ
this entity surface form: Punitive Expedition into Mexico
7th Cavalry Regiment → conflict → Mexican Expedition ⓘ
Benjamin D. Foulois → conflict → Mexican Expedition ⓘ
United States occupation of Veracruz in 1914 → followedBy → Mexican Expedition ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States punitive expedition against Pancho Villa
United States Army 16th Infantry Regiment → conflictParticipated → Mexican Expedition ⓘ
Villista forces → opposedBy → Mexican Expedition ⓘ
this entity surface form: Punitive Expedition under John J. Pershing