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In a subsequent letter to his father, Patton wrote, “I fired five times with my new pistol and one of them ducked back into the house. Back then he carried it with the hammer down on an empty chamber, hence only five rounds.ĭuring the firefight he emptied the weapon, some believe three times. The band of “Villistas” attempted to flee on horseback. And, on 14 May, 1914, during one of those expeditionary forays, he came under fire while leading a caravan of three vehicles to obtain food for his troops. The general, however, knew the importance of inspiring his troops, and his flamboyance certainly achieved that goal.Īs to the question of why he carried two revolvers, rather than just one, it is well known that as a young man he was part of General Pershing’s “Punitive Expedition” into Mexico to hunt down the infamous Pancho Villa. Part his this flamboyance was those ivory-handled revolvers. 45 revolvers, but after he gave one of them to a Hollywood star he admired, because of the star’s courage to entertain front-line troops in combat zones, he replaced it with a 3 ½ inch Smith and Wesson. He initially carried twin Colt single-action Army. Those handguns of his, by the way, had stories to tell. Patton, who carried his trademark revolvers on his hips during the war, was probably the most easily recognizable general.

If anyone were asked who they thought the most flamboyant American general of the Second World War was, I would bet, dollars-to-donuts, that most would answer, “George Patton.”