Show Q Q It IRL I IRL It C f It U T 11 W Q IRl V IT IL LL IL AI J l Field Headquarters American Punitive Punt Puni 1 tive Expedition In Mexico Oct s I S Regimental narratives n of tho the five cavalry cay cay- airy alry regiments that participated In the hunt for tor Villa which havo have Just boon been brought up to date and submitted to headquarters show In detail how near tho the American troopers came camo to accomplishing the full tull purpose of ot ex ex- ex Tile They show that Just after tho the Parral fight tight on April 12 IC loss less s than a month after aCter the tine expedition had hl entered MexIco Mexico Mex Mex- ico ice and Immediately prior to the tho order S to withdraw northward from tram the Parral Parral Par Pat ral l district the Americans had run Villa sorely wounded to earth and had cut off ort every avenue of ot his escape to the south Into Durango I S When MaJ Frank Tompkins Tompkins' hundred men were Wore attacked at Parral Villa disabled disabled disabled dis dis- dis- dis had hidden bidden at Santa Crux Ma MaJ Ia R. R L. L Howze with his riding hard S squadron of the the Eleventh ent l cavalry close on tho bandits bandit's trail had run by hy his hisS S quarry General Pershing was at nt Sa- Sa levo directing operations CoL W. W C. C Drown Brown with five fl troops of ot tho the Tenth cavalry Col II T. T Allen Anen with two t picked troops ot tho the Eleventh Ele cavalry Major Tompkins and Major Howze S four tour cavalry columns column In all were between between be be- tween Villa and tho the haven of ot safety I he was In the tho Sierra Madros I ready to beat t the brush for him bins Wounded virtually alone he apparent apparent- S k I ly had little chance to evade capture or death Orders for fOl withdrawal came however after Parral and the hl highwater highwater high high- h- h I water mark of ot tho the expedition passed pasted From rom tho beginning of or tho the border trouble it was to the cavalry that th fell tho the responsibility of oC dispersing the Co Columbus Columbus Co- Co lumbus lumbus' raiders That this task was accomplished Is evidenced by figures showing that of of the the men who raided raided raided raid raid- I ed Columbus have avo been heen killed wounded or captured c Full ull credit Is given Riven In the tho for tor the tho cooperation cooperation op co of other branches of or the service erv- erv ice lee notably In establishing advanced bases and maintaining the tho lino line of ot communication com cons but the fact tact remains that It was the cavalry that drove o Villa VIlia In head headlong to n g pan stricken panic Ic st nc ken fl flight I gh t Into Durango GOO 1100 miles mUes from the American border scattered his band to the four tour winds and set new records for tor marches under terrific handicap It also allo fought four engagements that had an Important tant bearing on tho the campaign Dodd campaign Dodd at Guerrero March 28 TompkIns at nt Parral April 12 Dodd at nt April 21 and Howze at nt OJo Azules May fay 4 It was the victim too In the tho tragedy ed of oC April 21 at Carrizal Two of ot the five cavalry regiments regiment now In Mexico the Seventh and crossed the line lino at Culberson's ranch early earh In the tho morning of or March 16 Their dash to Colonia Dublan has haf been told and und retold The Tue Thirteenth which already had three and t II half halt years rears on tho the harder border crossed March 15 11 at Columbus where It had been beau at attacked at- at tacked March 9 by Villa Two squad squad- roils ronis of or the tIle Fifth left leU Colum Columbus U on March larch 29 and were Joined by hy the third squadron April 10 at the thc Mormon lakes I near Dublan The first detachment of or orthe the r Eleventh lev nth entered Mexico Ico March 1 17 via Columbus The marches of or the Fifth may bo be summarized briefly as follows Namiquipa Nami- Nami quipa April 16 36 6 Sari San Geronimo April 23 Lake April 24 San Sail Antonio An n tonio May I 3 About the tine time of the Scott Obi Scott Scott-Obregon egon conference the regiment was given a a. district with na as headquarters which It was ordered to search se Intensively for bandits Each lach cavalry regiment was allotted d a simIlar similar sim sun ilar sector of or southern Chihuahua The heating of ot thO brush for however however however how how- ever was n vcr full fully carried out The Fifth on May 10 10 was made part of ot a t I provisional cavalry brigade to cover the tho withdrawal of ot the expedition northward northward north north- ward at a time when wore reported to be within thirty miles of ot tho the Americans Americana Since Carrizal It has hils been encamped at El Valle With Column Tho The Seventh after completing Its dash to Colonia Dublan with General Pc n gs g's col column u ma proc proceeded eed ed posthaste posthaste post post- haste to San Miguel Mig where Villa was I reported Poor guides caused delay and the bandit escaped It then started toward Guerrero This town was wan I reached b by forced marches twelve cia lays days out from tho the border with a dall laity dally average average aver aver- t age of or two thirty and a halt half miles The longest t days day's march malch was on March larch 17 I when fifty eight miles were covered The route chart shown that tho the regiment regi L ment and detachments on Banco sanca covered f OO miles Mention 1 Is made that during luring Dodds Dodd's historic ride his lila men m many times had only parched corn COlon to eat cat Nearly miles was made mado In a single file lIe the troopers lea leading ing their mounts and a number of or them leaving bloo bloody y footprints foot toot prints on the rocky tall tail for their shoes had worn vorn out Officers and nud men lent their own mone money to hu buy food and ron forage ge but it W wAs 9 not until tho the end of ot April Atril that clothing clothing- could be secured D By Dy that time the men were In a a. pitiable pitiable piti- piti able ablo state Two fights tights aland to the record of at tho the Seventh Guerrero Guerrero and Tomache P The Tho Thirteenth which arrived at Colonia Co Co- Co- Co lonia Dublan on March 1 17 17 furnished the two picked troops which Major l commanded in his dash after Villa and which were halted at Guer- Guer zero rero The Tho itinerary of ut the remainder of the regiment regimens embraced Fi Valle Las Tas Cruces Namiquipa San Geronimo Lake L. and I El Ei I Rubio where it made mado Its h headquarters May Ia 1 I to hunt bandits bandl ts In In the district to which It had been assigned It was wat concentrated at San Antonio on fa 1 May 10 and In later leI went vent Dublan Dub Dub- Into permanent camp at lan inn The rue history of or of ortho tho the Tenth rent cavalry ca Is a record of ot hard mArchin an and hard I luck lucle Short two troops w It lt was made mado part of at the column that entered Mexico Maxico from Irom jon's jons ranch it L I divided on reaching Colonia on 05 the rho Tho first squadron s sent nt south I Mexico Northwestern lost a number of or ormen S their ramshackle men by Injuries when who the t I train wa was wrecked The third squadron squadron squad squall ron participated In tho the vain march marCIn toS to S San an Miguel It was Joined March 1 24 4 b by the tho first and both reached March Murch 23 With Ith the first squad squad- I ron at nt San Diego del Monte the tho second engaged in Iii Its first clash with tho the enemy at Agua on April 1 Three of ot tho 50 O 0 fl routed were ere killed On April 3 this squadron reached San Antonio and antI on April 6 It was at nt Cusi Ordered on April 10 toward Parral aa nu a flanking flanking- force It arrived at nt a point twenty miles from that city Just In time to reinforce Tompkins Tompkin's squadron which had retreated from that city Tho Tine regiment regi mont ment was concentrated during the re retirement retirement re- re find camped at Colonia DubIan Dublan Dub Dub- lan Inn on l Ia May 1 19 tI Lot TK Its I IThe IThe The Tho regiment ha on M May 5 lost Its command commander com corn mand mander r when Colonel lit Drown Brown own ill left for tor homo home Brief mention Is made mado of ot tho the hardships tho the only negro cavalry ca In the expedition endured It received no cloth clothes a until Nay May ln 13 The horses began to suffer Burrer earl early In the campaign u from lack Inck of ot forage and on March 25 the they were further disabled when their shoes shoes' began to wear out rhe The first supply of ot coffee hard bread and bacon received d since March 18 was furnished the men on April 20 0 During Durine that time the command subsisted alm entirely on beet beer killed on the tho range and corn ground round In snail small hand mills No o de deI details do- do tails tulls are given ghon concerning th the scouting expeditions In iii which Troop Troop-C from OJo Federico and Troop K from Dublan were wele engaged whon when cut up at Car Car- razal Tho fhe narrative of ot tho tine Eleventh the most detailed cl of or the tho five submitted contains cont extracts from the tine war diaries of or tho the commanding officers and furnishes fur tur- nisho valuable sidelights on the campaign campaign campaign cam cam- ns as viewed during Its critical period Arriving at Dublan on March 2 22 23 tho the regiment was split four tour picked troops under tinder Major l Howze moving mo Mouth south on Villas Villa's trail reaching Namiquipa on Match March 27 7 Four others under Lieutenant Colonel II H T. T Allen AlIon who later Inter became colonel of ot tho the Thirteenth Thirteenth Thir Thir- left March 30 for Namiquipa with verbal Instructions In regard to tho the pursuit of at the outlaw leader Colonel Colonel Col Col- onel Allen at San Antonio on 8 was vas ordered to follow Collow Pablo Paulo Lopez trail Major Howze to pick up Villas Villa's trail rail In tho the Sierra Puras Into which range ho had fled led skirted the mountains hoping to Lo capture tho bandit bandit bandit ban ban- dit when ho he emerged On April 10 ac according according according ac- ac cording to his hll diary hi his horses harBes wore thin him and footsore his men ragged Jed and no food tood or grain was to be had In the country cO country Accordingly h. h he decided to tomake tomake tomako make mako for tor the Parral Parra country and ancl arrived ar nr- ar- ar rived lived at Santa Cruz Crux Crudo do about the tho tune the expedition was halted He had marched 91 miles through some flome of ot tho the most difficult mountain country In Northern Mexico Colonel Allen Alien meanwhile had been making marching history Order d don on April 1 12 toward Parral he led his m men n. n after sixteen consecutive days dams of ot traveling tray trav eling on a march that lasted the da day of ot April 14 U and the night of ot tho the and The Tho situation that obtained 5 during juring tho the days following following- the tho Parral Purral fight tho the Dorango Durango Durango Du Du- while the tho cavalry was near line Une between Villa and safety Is summarized summarised ed by Colonel Allen Anen in his war wai diary as follows Story tory of 01 If Parral Tho The stor story of Parral the conference between the American and Rind Mexican authorities tho the search for tor supplies Ju during our encampment at this little ranch constitute ono onto of ot the most InI In- In J I characteristic an and 1 peculiarly knowledge knowledge knowl- knowl I delicate situations within my J edge of ot the punitive expedition mo Tho attitude of ot the people of Parral the instructions in- in 7 notto not notto General Gutierrez Gutierres from to go a step farther south the hS dicta dicta- j t Herrera atthe at atthe i ithe tonal manner of at Gen Gem Luis Luis' the conference on April 21 and anti his hs reply t the unprovoked unprovoked un- un ft of disavowal owal to the request st for with there lucre is r rno provoked attack ending no reason for an 8 apology on m my part pan all go to show how the character ot of f was the tIne operation co-operation this expedition authorities n and the v receiving from tho the people The night our column pa pas pasted c etl through Immediately after i 4 tho the Parral affair the situation was as was t cr very ory tense teno and 1111 I was wag expecting an nn at- at att t tack a as wo we t retirement retire Nothing unusual marked the the sa sav saYS v Eleventh Ele mont ment northward of ot HP Ip the fight ht at OJo Azules Here on onIa May Ia 4 Major Howze after an all night J kIlled march surprised HO H Hand tort forty forty- forty two saved Sl a Carranza lieutenant and nu scat and tour four men from execution the band broadcast Among 10 mong th Acosta were Jull Juli more noted victims were f Cruz and Antonio Angel Ansel AUf AlIt this without IV r- casualty f Among r 0 regard j In cavalry re resulting fr from ob- ob ob-if ob u- u made mado during the tho campaign ar are arn S to to decided A lighter saber sabet If It It is out out-l keep tho the saber Haber at all ll a light pack fit tIt of necessary cooking utensils fort tor boots boot hobnailed hob hou- t hoh-t trio the men Jl light ht hunting I nailed Instead of ot the fhe present legging a fruit complement dried oC otherwise to make room roots for which the tho hard bread supply could be reduced about nf horses In tho the field ration ratton teen hands high short coupled an and uHl bit bi L I G |