The Mexican War and Its Warriors: Comprising a Complete History of All the Operations of the American Armies in Mexico: with Biographical Sketches and Anecdotes of the Most Distinguished Officers in the Regular Army and Volunteer ForceH. Mansfield, 1848 - 343 sivua |
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... five hundred men could hold it against as many thousand Mexicans . Dur- ing the twenty - seven days since our arrival here , a most singular state of things has prevailed all through the out- lines of the two armies , which , to a ...
... five hundred men could hold it against as many thousand Mexicans . Dur- ing the twenty - seven days since our arrival here , a most singular state of things has prevailed all through the out- lines of the two armies , which , to a ...
Sivu 26
... five hun- dred Mexicans had crossed the river to the Texas side , above the American fort , and fifteen hundred below . A squadron of dragoons was despatched to each place of crossing to reconnoiter them and learn their position . The ...
... five hun- dred Mexicans had crossed the river to the Texas side , above the American fort , and fifteen hundred below . A squadron of dragoons was despatched to each place of crossing to reconnoiter them and learn their position . The ...
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... five or six hundred men , among whom were fifty or sixty sailors , collected from the vessels in port . Cap- tain Walker of the Rangers , and some small parties of Texans had arrived there , and was speedily engaged upon important ...
... five or six hundred men , among whom were fifty or sixty sailors , collected from the vessels in port . Cap- tain Walker of the Rangers , and some small parties of Texans had arrived there , and was speedily engaged upon important ...
Sivu 50
... five or six , and they were obliged to form in the ravine . The 8th , under Captain Montgomery , with Smith's light and other corps , faced to the right . The best troops of Mexico were now con- tending with the greatest bravery for ...
... five or six , and they were obliged to form in the ravine . The 8th , under Captain Montgomery , with Smith's light and other corps , faced to the right . The best troops of Mexico were now con- tending with the greatest bravery for ...
Sivu 64
... five hundred . " Here was an enterprising American , full of patriotism , on " the search for town sites on the Rio Grande ; " he knew the people well , and ere the day had fairly dawned , he had completed all the preliminaries of the ...
... five hundred . " Here was an enterprising American , full of patriotism , on " the search for town sites on the Rio Grande ; " he knew the people well , and ere the day had fairly dawned , he had completed all the preliminaries of the ...
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4th infantry advance American army Ampudia arms ARTICLE artillery assault attack battalion battery battle Battle of Chapultepec Battle of Churubusco Battle of Contreras Bishop's Palace brevet brigade Brigadier-General Buena Vista camp Captain captured castle cavalry chaparral Chapultepec charge citizens Colonel column command commenced Commodore Contreras corps cross Cruz defense detached dragoons eight enemy enemy's field fire flank force front gallant garrison Government guns horses howitzer hundred Indians infantry intrenched Lieutenant Lieutenant-Colonel loss Major Major-General Matamoras ment Mexican Republic Mexico miles military Molino del Rey Monterey morning musketry night o'clock officers ordered party pieces Pillow Point Isabel position prisoners Quitman Rangers rank ratifications reached rear received regiment retreat river road round shot Saltillo Santa Anna Scott Shields shot Smith soldiers soon squadron surrender Taylor Texas thousand tion town Treaty troops Twiggs Twiggs's United Vera Cruz victory volunteers Worth