Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Musi waMarch 15, 1916, Pershing akatungamirira boka rakapinda muMexico kunopamba Pancho Villa. Rwendo urwu rwakanga rusina kugadzirirwa zvakanaka uye rwakakanganiswa nokushayikwa kwezvinhu nokuda kwekuparara kweQuartermaster Corps. Kunyange zvazvo pakanga pane kutaura kwehondo pamuganhu kwamakore, hapana matanho akanga atorwa kugovera kutakurwa kwezvokushandisa nokuda kworwendo. Pasinei neizvi nezvimwe zvipingamupinyi, zvakadai sokushayikwa kwebetsero kubva kuhurumende yekare yeMexico, uye kuramba kwavo kubvumira mauto eAmerica kutakura mauto nekutakura pamusoro pezvitima zvavo, Pershing akaronga uye akatungamira mauto eMexico.
Rwendo RwokuMexico Rwokuita Zvirango, uto rakabatana revarume 10 000 rakapinda muMexico yakanga ine nyonganyonga. Vakadzinga vapanduki vaVilla, asi vakakundikana kumubata.