During Mexican revolution, American engaged its army in Mexican-American border which is also called as “Mexican-American War”. They revolution reach its height in Columbus town, New Mexico was attacked by the Mexican revolutionary Francisco "Pancho" Villa. In response the United States moved its army into Mexico to capture the Villistas revolutionist but later General John J. Pershing acknowledged the failure of the Pancho Villa Expectation in 1917. American and Mexican army ceased their forces after the victory over the Villistas in 1919.