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Wilson Orders Army Across the Border
President Wilson authorizes an adequate force to pursue Villa, aiming to capture him and end raids, with care to respect Mexican sovereignty. Secret plans favor three cavalry columns under General Funston, with rapid mobilization on the border and potential further action to back Villa into submission.
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Wilson
Villa
Mexico
War Department
Baker
Columbus
United States
Secretary of War
General Staff
Army
Funston
Carranza
Frederick H. I
Unston
Aguinaldo
Lansing
Eliseo Arredondo
Arredondo
Washington
Palomas
State Department
Casas Grandes
Smoot
Congress
House
White House
Stone
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Senate
Col. Slocum
Hugh L. Scott
Dodd
Slocum
General Scott
Garrison
Judge Garrison
Department
National Guard
Milton J. Forman
First Illinois Cavalry
George van Horn Mosely
Forman
el Paso
Hachita
Continental
Fort Sam Houston
Texas
Tompkins
Border
Henry E. Wieswell
Edgemere
L. I. Funston
Victoria
Los Ciemegas
San Bernardino
Naco
Bernardino
Tenth Cavalry
Douglas
Huachuca
Ann
Boca Grande
Bank
Benson
Williams
Eighth Cavalry
Bliss
Gibson