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 11
... soldiers , that throughout their whole march they bore their hardships with pa- tience and cheerfulness . The sufferings on this march were rendered the more painful by con- trast with the agreeable sojourn of the army at Corpus Christi ...
... soldiers , that throughout their whole march they bore their hardships with pa- tience and cheerfulness . The sufferings on this march were rendered the more painful by con- trast with the agreeable sojourn of the army at Corpus Christi ...
Side 12
... soldiers and rancheros was stationed , apparently for the purpose of disputing the passage . This place was favourable for opposing the passage of the army , and General Taylor expected that war was now about to begin . He made his ...
... soldiers and rancheros was stationed , apparently for the purpose of disputing the passage . This place was favourable for opposing the passage of the army , and General Taylor expected that war was now about to begin . He made his ...
Side 16
... soldier , who should attempt this crime . Two or three being thus dealt with , the evil was stopped . A The situation of the two armies became every day more critical . By order of General Taylor , strong guards of foot and mounted men ...
... soldier , who should attempt this crime . Two or three being thus dealt with , the evil was stopped . A The situation of the two armies became every day more critical . By order of General Taylor , strong guards of foot and mounted men ...
Side 17
... soldier was lying in the chaparral at some distance . A party was immediately sent with him , and , among some thick ... soldiers , commanded by Romano Falcon , who murdered him with his own hands , after he had been robbed , although ...
... soldier was lying in the chaparral at some distance . A party was immediately sent with him , and , among some thick ... soldiers , commanded by Romano Falcon , who murdered him with his own hands , after he had been robbed , although ...
Side 18
... soldiers in that city , and the Americans expected an early 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 ...
... soldiers in that city , and the Americans expected an early 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 ...
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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