When did the Punitive Expedition officially end?
Posted: Fri Jan 21, 2005 11:31 am
About what date was the expedition considered officially over and the troops withdrawn? Ray
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The official end of the Punitive Expedition is February 5, 1917. I'm not sure when the last soldier detailed as part of the Expedition crossed back into the US. It may have been a couple of days before that. Withdrawing the troops from Mexico actually took slightly longer than the Army had hoped.Originally posted by rayg
About what date was the expedition considered officially over and the troops withdrawn? Ray
RayG/Wisconsin
Another example of cross border action continuing on in to 1919:Pat Holscher wrote:After US troops recrossed into the US, violence on the border continued, and the Army occasionally fought in reaction to it. For example, I've read at least one account of artillery engaging Mexican forces on the border in 1919. This occurred due to the spill over of fighting on the border into the US.Originally posted by rayg
About what date was the expedition considered officially over and the troops withdrawn? Ray
RayG/Wisconsin
More on this expedition:Pat Holscher wrote:Another example of cross border action continuing on in to 1919:Pat Holscher wrote:After US troops recrossed into the US, violence on the border continued, and the Army occasionally fought in reaction to it. For example, I've read at least one account of artillery engaging Mexican forces on the border in 1919. This occurred due to the spill over of fighting on the border into the US.Originally posted by rayg
About what date was the expedition considered officially over and the troops withdrawn? Ray
RayG/Wisconsin
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Air and cavalry action south of the Rio Grande.