An American kidnap victim travelling with the raiding party, Maude Hauke Wright, said that she was told that Villa thought that by provoking America into invading Mexico it would cause the Germans and Japanese to intervene.
An American kidnap victim travelling with the raiding party, Maude Hauke Wright, said that Villa came with 3000 men and 600 horses and atacked Colombus with 1500. She was told that Villa thought that by provoking America into invading Mexico it would cause the Germans and Japanese to intervene.