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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Side 3
... arms of the United States have been uniformly tri- umphant . Wherever our armies have met the enemy they have conquered . Of such a contest the history cannot but prove interesting to the whole body of the American people . The ...
... arms of the United States have been uniformly tri- umphant . Wherever our armies have met the enemy they have conquered . Of such a contest the history cannot but prove interesting to the whole body of the American people . The ...
Side 18
... arms , and arms alone , must decide the question , " and advising him that , in that case , the Mexicans accepted the war to which he provoked them . General Taylor in reply to this letter , informed him that he had been ordered by his ...
... arms , and arms alone , must decide the question , " and advising him that , in that case , the Mexicans accepted the war to which he provoked them . General Taylor in reply to this letter , informed him that he had been ordered by his ...
Side 19
... arms were useless from the rain , while the enemy continued to pour in a galling fire . One of Lieutenant Porter's men was shot down , and he himself received a ball in the thigh and fell , exclaiming , " Fight on , boys ! Take care of ...
... arms were useless from the rain , while the enemy continued to pour in a galling fire . One of Lieutenant Porter's men was shot down , and he himself received a ball in the thigh and fell , exclaiming , " Fight on , boys ! Take care of ...
Side 34
... army under my orders , it is indeed irreparable . " In the case of Major Brown we see the importance of occasional pro- motions of common soldiers to the rank of officers . Summons to Surrender . while being borne in the arms 34 THE WAR .
... army under my orders , it is indeed irreparable . " In the case of Major Brown we see the importance of occasional pro- motions of common soldiers to the rank of officers . Summons to Surrender . while being borne in the arms 34 THE WAR .
Side 35
... arms of two of his men , he exhorted those about him never to give up the fort . His right leg had been shot off , exhibiting the torn muscles , and jagged crushed bones to the pained sight of his command . Although suffering the most ...
... arms of two of his men , he exhorted those about him never to give up the fort . His right leg had been shot off , exhibiting the torn muscles , and jagged crushed bones to the pained sight of his command . Although suffering the most ...
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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