what did president wilson do as a result of pancho villas attack on the united states?
On March 9th, 1916, Francisco âPanchoâ Villa crossed the Mexican border with the United States and attacked Columbus, New Mexico. President Woodrow Wilson immediately ordered the U.S. Army to pursue him. Brigadier General John J. Pershing was selected to lead a punitive expedition into Mexico to capture the revolutionary. The Punitive Expedition not only failed to apprehend Villa but also nearly brought Mexico and the U.S. to blows.