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Battle of Columbus (1916)

BelligerentsUnited StatesConventionistsDivisión del NorteCommanders and leadersHerbert SlocumFrank TompkinsPancho VillaStrength 353 484Casualties and losses 8 soldiers killed and 6 wounded At least 67 killed and many more wounded11 captured (6 executed) 10 civilians killed, 2 woundedThe Battle of Columbus, also known as the Burning of Columbus or the Columbus Raid, began on March 9, 1916, as a raid conducted by remnants of Pancho Villa's Division of the North on the small United States border town of Columbus, New Mexico, located 3 miles (4.8 km) north of the border with Mexico.

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