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 - 333 sider |
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... republic , similar to that of the United States . This was the production of General Salas , who was the avowed supporter of Santa Anna , and who had been elevated to the presidency . On the 16th of August , Santa Anna landed at Vera ...
... republic , similar to that of the United States . This was the production of General Salas , who was the avowed supporter of Santa Anna , and who had been elevated to the presidency . On the 16th of August , Santa Anna landed at Vera ...
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... republic , including several naval officers , were present . Some of the officers whom General Scott released at the capitulation of Vera Cruz without extort- ing the parole on account of their gallantry , were found among the killed ...
... republic , including several naval officers , were present . Some of the officers whom General Scott released at the capitulation of Vera Cruz without extort- ing the parole on account of their gallantry , were found among the killed ...
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... republic ; or an early peace , the assailants were resolved to win . Not an American - and we were less than a third of the enemy's numbers - had a doubt as to the result . 1 The fortified church or convent , hotly pressed by Twiggs ...
... republic ; or an early peace , the assailants were resolved to win . Not an American - and we were less than a third of the enemy's numbers - had a doubt as to the result . 1 The fortified church or convent , hotly pressed by Twiggs ...
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... republic - of no immediate value to us - on which to rest her pride , and to recover temper - I halted our victorious corps at the gates of the city , ( at least for a time , ) and have them now cantoned in the neighbour- ing villages ...
... republic - of no immediate value to us - on which to rest her pride , and to recover temper - I halted our victorious corps at the gates of the city , ( at least for a time , ) and have them now cantoned in the neighbour- ing villages ...
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... republic , with a large number of sub - lieutenants and other students . Those works were within direct gun - shot of the village of Tacubaya , and until carried , we could not approach the city on the west without making a circuit too ...
... republic , with a large number of sub - lieutenants and other students . Those works were within direct gun - shot of the village of Tacubaya , and until carried , we could not approach the city on the west without making a circuit too ...
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4th infantry advance American Ampudia arms army 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 Cerro Gordo chaparral Chapultepec charge citizens Colonel column command commenced Commodore Contreras corps cross Cruz defense detached directed dragoons eight enemy enemy's field fire flank force fortified front gallant garrison Government guns horses hundred Indians infantry intrenched Lieutenant Lieutenant-Colonel loss Major Major-General Matamoras ment Mexican Republic Mexico miles military Monterey morning musketry night o'clock officers ordered party pieces Pillow's Point Isabel position prisoners Quitman Rangers rank reached rear received regiment retreat ridge 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