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 14
... returned to the camp . After this event , the Mexicans , withheld all supplies from General Taylor , and commenced the erection of Mexican Proclamation Inviting Deserters . batteries and fortifications opposite his 14 THE WAR .
... returned to the camp . After this event , the Mexicans , withheld all supplies from General Taylor , and commenced the erection of Mexican Proclamation Inviting Deserters . batteries and fortifications opposite his 14 THE WAR .
Side 15
... batteries and fortifications opposite his position . He had previously begun the construction of a fort , intended to defend his camp and afford a depot for such stores as would be drawn from time to time from Point Isabel . A gloom now ...
... batteries and fortifications opposite his position . He had previously begun the construction of a fort , intended to defend his camp and afford a depot for such stores as would be drawn from time to time from Point Isabel . A gloom now ...
Side 16
... batteries shotted , within range of each other , and watched by officers and men who were impatiently waiting for orders to apply their matches . A But both armies still seemed unwilling to interrupt the peace which had ever existed ...
... batteries shotted , within range of each other , and watched by officers and men who were impatiently waiting for orders to apply their matches . A But both armies still seemed unwilling to interrupt the peace which had ever existed ...
Side 25
... battery , and a number of buildings for the security of our supplies , in addition to some respectable works for their protec- tion . We have mounted a respectable battery , four pieces of which are long eighteen - pounders , with which ...
... battery , and a number of buildings for the security of our supplies , in addition to some respectable works for their protec- tion . We have mounted a respectable battery , four pieces of which are long eighteen - pounders , with which ...
Side 26
... batteries shotted , and the officers and men , in many instances , waiting impatiently for orders to apply the matches , yet nothing has been done to provoke the firing of a gun or any act of vio- lence . " In the postscript to this ...
... batteries shotted , and the officers and men , in many instances , waiting impatiently for orders to apply the matches , yet nothing has been done to provoke the firing of a gun or any act of vio- lence . " In the postscript to this ...
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The Mexican War and Its Warriors: Comprising a Complete History of All the ... John Frost Uten tilgangsbegrensning - 1850 |
The Mexican War and Its Warriors: Comprising a Complete History of All the ... John Frost Uten tilgangsbegrensning - 1848 |
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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