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 sider |
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Side 10
... attack . The moment the terms of annexation offered by the United States were accepted by Texas , the latter became so far a part of our country as to make it our duty to afford such pro- tection and defence . I therefore deemed it ...
... attack . The moment the terms of annexation offered by the United States were accepted by Texas , the latter became so far a part of our country as to make it our duty to afford such pro- tection and defence . I therefore deemed it ...
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... attack , Ge- neral Taylor continued his march with the main army , and reached the Rio Grande opposite Matamoras on the 28th . At the first appearance of the American army the city of Matamoras was thrown into the greatest excite- ment ...
... attack , Ge- neral Taylor continued his march with the main army , and reached the Rio Grande opposite Matamoras on the 28th . At the first appearance of the American army the city of Matamoras was thrown into the greatest excite- ment ...
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... attack . of On the 10th of April , an event occurred , which , on account of its being the first of the kind , created great sensation in the American camp . This was the death of Colonel Truman Cross . Early in the morning he had ...
... attack . of On the 10th of April , an event occurred , which , on account of its being the first of the kind , created great sensation in the American camp . This was the death of Colonel Truman Cross . Early in the morning he had ...
Side 18
... attack . On the following day , however , General Ampudia sent a messenger to General Taylor with a despatch , requiring him , " in all form and at the latest in the peremptory term of twenty- four hours , to break up his camp and ...
... attack . On the following day , however , General Ampudia sent a messenger to General Taylor with a despatch , requiring him , " in all form and at the latest in the peremptory term of twenty- four hours , to break up his camp and ...
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... attacks , under disadvantageous circumstances . This is the more necessary while we are to act on the defensive , and they are at liberty to take the opposite course whenever they think proper to do so . Nor have we been idle in other ...
... attacks , under disadvantageous circumstances . This is the more necessary while we are to act on the defensive , and they are at liberty to take the opposite course whenever they think proper to do so . Nor have we been idle in other ...
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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