Villista forces

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Villista forces were the revolutionary military troops led by Pancho Villa that played a major role in northern Mexico during the Mexican Revolution.

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Villista forces canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf armed group
military organization
revolutionary army
activeIn northern Mexico
alliedWith Zapatista forces
country Mexico
dissolution early 1920s
engagedIn Battle of Celaya (as opponent)
surface form: Battle of Celaya (1915)

Battle of Columbus (1916)
Battle of Ojinaga (1914)
Battle of Torreón
surface form: Battle of Torreón (1914)

Battle of Zacatecas (1914)
Guerrilla warfare in northern Mexico
goal land and social reforms
overthrow of the Porfirian order
regional autonomy for northern Mexico
ideology Mexican revolutionary movement
leader Pancho Villa
militaryBranch artillery
cavalry
infantry
namedAfter Pancho Villa
notableBase Chihuahua
Durango
notableCommander Felipe Ángeles
Manuel Chao
Pancho Villa
Rodolfo Fierro
Tomás Urbina NERFINISHED
opposedBy Mexican Expedition
surface form: Punitive Expedition under John J. Pershing

United States Army
opposedTo Porfiriato
surface form: Porfirio Díaz regime

Venustiano Carranza
surface form: Venustiano Carranza forces

Victoriano Huerta
surface form: Victoriano Huerta regime
partOf Mexican Revolution
recruitment disaffected ranchers
former federal soldiers
peasant volunteers
significantEvent occupation of Ciudad Juárez
participation in the overthrow of Victoriano Huerta
raid on Columbus, New Mexico
startTime circa 1910
timePeriod 1910s
usedEquipment armored trains
horses
machine guns
rifles
usedLanguage Spanish

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Mexican Revolution combatant Villista forces
Zapatista forces alliedWith Villista forces
Constitutionalist Army foughtAgainst Villista forces