"Patton impressed Pershing by personally shooting Mexican leader Julio Cardenas during the Battle of Columbus. Pershing promoted Patton to captain and invited him to lead Pershing’s Headquarters Troop once they left Mexico." I see 3. Anyone find more?
Pershing was impressed before he killed Cardenas. Patton was already in Pershing’s HQ Troop and asked for permission to go on the expedition which resulted in the death of Cardenas. They were foraging for food and feed for the horses.
Guess you can’t believe anything one reads. But I can show my ref, Google the paragraph. What is your reference? You?