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On May 14th 1916 2LT George S Patton led a raid on the San Miguelito Ranch in Chihuahua when he came across one of Pancho Villa's allies Julio Cardenas and a firefight ensued. During the fight Patton was engaged by a Mexican insurgent armed with a shotgun. The shotgun misfired, thus sparing Patton. What if the shotgun functioned properly and Patton was killed in the fight? Without Patton, how does this effect events given Patton's central role in World War II?
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