Jeffery armored car
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The Jeffery Armored Car No.1 was developed by the Thomas B. Jeffery Company
in Kenosha, Wisconsin
in 1915.
The armored car No.1 was used in by General John Pershing
’s 1916 Pancho Villa Expedition
in Columbus, New Mexico
for training. Pancho Villa was far into Mexico at that time and there are no records on its use in fighting.
A series of improved Jeffery armoured cars were built in 1916 for the British, for use in India
.
Different model of armoured car on Jeffery Quad chassis was built in Russia, known as Jeffery-Poplavko.
Thomas B. Jeffery Company
The Thomas B. Jeffery Company was an American automobile manufacturer in Kenosha, Wisconsin from 1902 until 1916. The company manufactured the Rambler and Jeffery brand motorcars. It was preceded by the Gormully & Jeffery Manufacturing Company and it was the parent company to Nash Motors, thus one...
in Kenosha, Wisconsin
Kenosha, Wisconsin
Kenosha is a city and the county seat of Kenosha County in the State of Wisconsin in United States. With a population of 99,218 as of May 2011, Kenosha is the fourth-largest city in Wisconsin. Kenosha is also the fourth-largest city on the western shore of Lake Michigan, following Chicago,...
in 1915.
The armored car No.1 was used in by General John Pershing
John J. Pershing
John Joseph "Black Jack" Pershing, GCB , was a general officer in the United States Army who led the American Expeditionary Forces in World War I...
’s 1916 Pancho Villa Expedition
Pancho Villa Expedition
The Pancho Villa Expedition—officially known in the United States as the Mexican Expedition and sometimes colloquially referred to as the Punitive Expedition—was a military operation conducted by the United States Army against the paramilitary forces of Mexican insurgent Francisco "Pancho" Villa...
in Columbus, New Mexico
Columbus, New Mexico
Columbus is a village in Luna County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 1,765 at the 2000 census. The town is named after 15th century explorer Christopher Columbus.-History:...
for training. Pancho Villa was far into Mexico at that time and there are no records on its use in fighting.
A series of improved Jeffery armoured cars were built in 1916 for the British, for use in India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
.
Different model of armoured car on Jeffery Quad chassis was built in Russia, known as Jeffery-Poplavko.