It shall be done

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A Call of Cthulhu adventure set in Mexico 1916.

This is the wiki page for a short Call of Cthulhu one-shot. The Keeper for this scenario is WTND. File:Https://wiki.rpg.net/index.php/File:20190318 123004.jpg



Active Investigators

NPC characters

Loadout

  • US army olive drab uniform with campaign hat and boots
  • leggings
  • cavalry riding gloves
  • M1911 Colt 45 with 4 seven round extra mags
  • M1903 Springfield Rifle
  • Winchester M1897 12G shotgun, 50 rounds. (Sergeant)
  • Bandolier of 12 five round clips 30-06 ammunition
  • Belt with 9 five round clips 30-06 ammunition
  • Bayonet
  • Cavalry sabre
  • 2 canteens
  • 2 weeks rations
  • Bedroll
  • Horse and tack
  • Compass (Lieutenant, Sergeant, Scout)
  • Field glasses (Lieutenant, Sergeant, Scout)
  • Map case (Lieutenant, Scout)
  • Shovel

Punitive expedition

The Border War,[14] or the Border Campaign,[15] refers to the military engagements which took place in the Mexico–United States border region of North America during the Mexican Revolution. The Bandit War in Texas was part of the Border War. From the beginning of the Mexican Revolution in 1910, the United States Army was stationed in force along the border and on several occasions fought with Mexican rebels or federals. The height of the conflict came in 1916 when revolutionary Pancho Villa attacked the American border town of Columbus, New Mexico. In response, the United States Army, under the direction of General John J. Pershing, launched an expedition into northern Mexico, to find and capture Villa. Though the operation was successful in finding and engaging the Villista rebels, and in killing Villa's two top lieutenants, the revolutionary himself escaped and the American army returned to the United States in January 1917. Conflict at the border continued, however, and the United States launched several additional, though smaller operations into Mexican territory until after the American victory in the Battle of Ambos Nogales, leading to the establishment of a permanent border wall. Conflict was not only subject to Villistas and Americans; Maderistas, Carrancistas, Constitutionalistas and Germans also engaged in battle with American forces during this period

13th Cavalry

  • In 1911, the 13th Cavalry's headquarters was relocated to Fort Riley, Kansas, and their attention shifted to defending the Mexico–United States border. From 1911 to 1916 the 13th Cavalry patrolled the desert landscape of the border on horseback, deterring bandito raids and protecting American border towns from the violence seeping over from the Mexican Revolution. On 30 August 1915 the 13th Cavalry was part of a posse that killed Pascual Orozco. The Mexican revolutionary was placed under house-arrest in El Paso, Texas for violating US neutrality laws, but managed to escape, until the Texas Rangers and 26 Troopers of the 13th Cavalry caught up to him and killed him.


  • Herbert Jermain Slocum circa 1915
    • Four Troops and the machine-gun platoon of the 13th Cavalry were posted at Camp Furlong, near Columbus, New Mexico when raiders under Pancho Villa attacked across the border on 9 March 1916.[3] Under the command of COL Herbert Jermain Slocum, the troopers of the 13th Cavalry were initially taken by surprise by the nighttime raid, but 2LT John Lucas ran barefoot from his quarters to the guard tent and set up a hasty perimeter with a section of M1909 machine-guns. His counterpart, 2LT Horace Stringfellow Jr. led the remainder of the force to his relief and together the two small groups of 13th Cavalry troopers drove off the marauders, killing over one hundred in the process. Eight cavalrymen and nine civilians were killed in the surprise attack, known later as the Battle of Columbus. Intending to punish the transgressors, MAJ Frank Tompkins, Executive Officer of the 13th Cavalry, organized and led two Troops in a pursuit that stretched fifteen miles into Mexican territory before they turned back due to a lack of ammunition and water. MAJ Tompkins was later awarded the Distinguished Service Cross for his gallantry and leadership during the battle.[4]
    • This raid was a casus belli for President Woodrow Wilson, and he ordered GEN John "Black Jack" Pershing to lead a Punitive Expedition into Mexico on 16 March 1916. Four cavalry regiments, two infantry regiments, and two batteries of artillery comprised the main body of the expedition, and the 13th Cavalry was at the van, with MAJ Frank Tompkins taking point. In early April, MAJ Tompkins took Troops K and M (8 officers and 120 men) on a long-range raid across the Mexican state of Chihuahua. Following many days in the desert wilderness, Tompkins wrote; "We were ragged, shoes were gone and nearly everyone had a beard. We certainly presented a hard-boiled, savage appearance." On 12 April, the command reached the city of Parral, hoping to take a break from their hard desert ride. The sympathetic Mexican commander of the town, however, warned them it was not safe, and Tompkins moved out as soon as he arrived.[5]


  • 13th Cavalry Columbus NM 1916
    • As the men left town, cries of “Viva Villa!” were heard and mere minutes later, bullets crashed into the American column, killing a Sergeant and wounding another man. 550 Carrancistas suddenly rode out of the desert and beset the men of the 13th Cavalry. Fighting a rear-guard action until they could reach the safety of the village of Santa Cruz de Villegas, Tompkins’ men had managed to kill 100 enemies. Although the 13th Cavalry troopers had reached temporary safety, their small command was in danger of being overwhelmed by the much larger force, but several Troops of the 10th Cavalry (Buffalo Soldiers) came to their aid and drove off the Carrancista riders.[6] The Battle of Parral is regarded as the turning point of America's Punitive Expedition.
    • GEN Pershing and his men marched 516 miles into Mexico and defeated rebels and government troops alike, but could not capture the elusive bandito, Pancho Villa. Despite his escape from justice, he never again raided into United States territory. American forces began their withdrawal from the country shortly after. The Mexican Expedition was the first major Army operation to involve motorized transport, airplanes, and tractors, but the rough terrain south of the border caused problems for the fledgling motorized units. Cavalry was able to traverse this ground and proved itself, once again, as a vital arm of the service, and the 13th Cavalry was instrumental in doing so. It was there, in Mexico, that the 13th Cavalry earned its special unit designation; “13th Horse,” for its gallant horsemanship in scouting and combat throughout the campaign.[7]
    • When the United States entered the First World War in April 1917, the 13th Cavalry remained on the southern border and patrolled the area until 1921. From 1921 to 1935, the Regiment served in Kansas, and was key in developing the Army's future mechanized and armored force. In 1933 it was assigned to the 2nd Cavalry Division and was transferred to the 7th Cavalry Brigade (Mechanized) in 1936. Here, the troopers dismounted their loyal horses for the final time and went on to become a fully mechanized unit. On 15 June 1940, the 13th Cavalry Regiment was redesignated as the 13th Armored Regiment (Light) and was assigned to the newly formed 1st Armored Division in Fort Knox, Kentucky. With the 1st AD, the Regiment trained to improve the new armored force and participated in the Arkansas, Louisiana, and Carolina Maneuvers of 1941, perfecting their trade.[8]
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