[driftless2]

Villa was very brutal. He had little regard for human life. It was common for both sides after a battle to shoot anybody who surrendered.

I read a book about Villa and Zapata a few years ago. They estimate about one million Mexicans were killed during the civil war out of population of around 20 million.

[laplata]

Villa was very brutal. He had little regard for human life. It was common for both sides after a battle to shoot anybody who surrendered.

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Years ago I read that they would put two prisoners back to back and kill both with one bullet so they could save ammo.