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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... horses , blankets , & c . He then immediately mounted his men , and started for head - quarters . It shortly after commenced raining with the violence known only in tropical climates . While passing through a clump of chaparral ...
... horses , blankets , & c . He then immediately mounted his men , and started for head - quarters . It shortly after commenced raining with the violence known only in tropical climates . While passing through a clump of chaparral ...
Side 32
... horse and foot , were discovered in the rear of the fort . These thousands were supported by a battery that had been erected in the night , and which the garrison named for the sake of distinction , " the Bat- tery in the country ...
... horse and foot , were discovered in the rear of the fort . These thousands were supported by a battery that had been erected in the night , and which the garrison named for the sake of distinction , " the Bat- tery in the country ...
Side 47
... horse to procure some refresh- ment , and expressed gratification at the prospect of a little rest , his labours during the previous twenty - four hours having been very arduous . He unbuckled his holsters and threw them on the ground ...
... horse to procure some refresh- ment , and expressed gratification at the prospect of a little rest , his labours during the previous twenty - four hours having been very arduous . He unbuckled his holsters and threw them on the ground ...
Side 58
... horses in the morning to catch up with us . It was about ten o'clock in the morning when we reached the town of Matamoras , though its white build- ings , so different from those we had passed on the route , had attracted the eyes long ...
... horses in the morning to catch up with us . It was about ten o'clock in the morning when we reached the town of Matamoras , though its white build- ings , so different from those we had passed on the route , had attracted the eyes long ...
Side 63
... horses , compelled Colonel Garland to return on the 22d , and his pursuit of Arista closes the history of the opening of the war on the banks of the Rio Grande . Large numbers of volunteers , called out by the go- vernment to reinforce ...
... horses , compelled Colonel Garland to return on the 22d , and his pursuit of Arista closes the history of the opening of the war on the banks of the Rio Grande . Large numbers of volunteers , called out by the go- vernment to reinforce ...
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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