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 31
... o'clock in the forenoon , as they were wasting ammunition and doing no injury , except to the town . This silence was mistaken by the enemy as a symptom of fear or despair , they momentarily ex- pected a surrender . The noise of this ...
... o'clock in the forenoon , as they were wasting ammunition and doing no injury , except to the town . This silence was mistaken by the enemy as a symptom of fear or despair , they momentarily ex- pected a surrender . The noise of this ...
Side 33
... o'clock , Lieutenant Hanson , after a gallant reconnoisance , reported the erec- tion of a new battery at the cross roads . On Wednes- day morning , the 6th , a spirited fire was kept up against the fort , the shot and shells being well ...
... o'clock , Lieutenant Hanson , after a gallant reconnoisance , reported the erec- tion of a new battery at the cross roads . On Wednes- day morning , the 6th , a spirited fire was kept up against the fort , the shot and shells being well ...
Side 48
... o'clock . He immediately deployed Captain McCall to the left of the road , and Captain C. F. Smith to the right , with orders to bring on the action . Having received orders to advance , Lieutenant Ridge- ly moved cautiously forward ...
... o'clock . He immediately deployed Captain McCall to the left of the road , and Captain C. F. Smith to the right , with orders to bring on the action . Having received orders to advance , Lieutenant Ridge- ly moved cautiously forward ...
Side 56
... o'clock but failed to keep his word ; the time of his mission and the interval allowed for his an- swer , being employed by Arista in throwing the public stores into the river , burying artillery in wells , and con- cealing other ...
... o'clock but failed to keep his word ; the time of his mission and the interval allowed for his an- swer , being employed by Arista in throwing the public stores into the river , burying artillery in wells , and con- cealing other ...
Side 58
... 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 before that time . There was something far more attractive to ...
... 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 before that time . There was something far more attractive to ...
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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