IntroductionOn the morning of March 9, 1916, a number of heavily armed Villistas crossed the border attacking the small town of Columbus, New Mexico. The United States suffered its first attack on its soil since the War of 1812. General Francisco “Poncho” Villa raided and burned the city.1 Washington responded by sending Brigadier General John “Black Jack” Pershing, who led the “Punitive Expedition ” in Mexico.2Fidel Castro, Ho Chi Minh, Mao Tse-tung, “Che” Guevara, Osama bin Laden and others have professed unique qualifications as innovators and practitioners of guerrilla warfare. However, in our relatively short military history, we have periodically had to resort to or defend ourselves from irregular warfare. During the French and Indian Wars and during the Revolutionary War, we were the guerrillas. In the Civil War there were the partisan operations of Mosby, Forrest, and the outlaw Quantrill, who played a key role in the Confederacy's ability to wage effective war against the numerically and industrially superior Union for over four years. It is often forgotten that regular forces require a ratio of ten to one to prevail against a partisan operating on their home territory3. However, one thing remains constant: the American soldier's adaptability and courage under the harshest circumstances continues to allow him to prevail. HistoryMexican revolutionary Poncho Villa was born on June 5, 1878 in San Juan Del Rio, Durango. His original name was Jose Dorotero Aurango. He was born a peon and worked with his family on agricultural land, which belonged to an aristocrat. Villa became head of the family at the age of 15, when his father died. After returning from the fields, he entered the hacienda to discover…half of paper…trouble in the darkness and fired 20,000 rounds, repelling what could have been a gruesome attack. The villa is ineffective reconnaissance teams lead him into a garrison of 357 well-trained and equipped soldiers. His desire for revenge on the Revel brothers has pushed his men to search hard for looting requirements. Allow time for H and F troops to create effective kill zones. The decision to set fire to the city led to greater visibility making Villa's men easy targets. The courage shown by American soldiers in the face of adversity during the raid was evident throughout the research for this article. From cooks throwing pots of boiling water, to soldiers fighting shoeless and half-dressed. The opponent he planned and executed was not allowed to deliver a devastating blow. This is a testament to the adaptability and courage of American soldiers.