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
... called forth the military energies of this country , and has led to displays of valour and military science which have astonished the whole civilized world . In a succession of bat- tles , sieges , marches , and skirmishes , lasting ...
... called forth the military energies of this country , and has led to displays of valour and military science which have astonished the whole civilized world . In a succession of bat- tles , sieges , marches , and skirmishes , lasting ...
Side 34
... called forth with so much energy by our signal eighteen pounders , had continued for three hours and a half , the noble - minded Major Brown , commander of the fort , with his adjutant - lieutenant by his side , took his usual round to ...
... called forth with so much energy by our signal eighteen pounders , had continued for three hours and a half , the noble - minded Major Brown , commander of the fort , with his adjutant - lieutenant by his side , took his usual round to ...
Side 37
... was listened to : each man was at his post , and every booming gun called forth an almost agonizing interest to learn its nationality and effects . Meanwhile the bom- Flight of the enemy seen from the Fort . " 4 THE WAR . 37.
... was listened to : each man was at his post , and every booming gun called forth an almost agonizing interest to learn its nationality and effects . Meanwhile the bom- Flight of the enemy seen from the Fort . " 4 THE WAR . 37.
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... called my atten- tion to a room in which there were at least forty of these miserable objects , and this room was scarcely twelve feet square . There was not positively room for the nurses Colonel Twiggs governor of Matamoras . to ...
... called my atten- tion to a room in which there were at least forty of these miserable objects , and this room was scarcely twelve feet square . There was not positively room for the nurses Colonel Twiggs governor of Matamoras . to ...
Side 63
... called out by the go- vernment to reinforce the gallant commander , having arrived on the Rio Grande , General Taylor determined to move forward into Mexico , that they might not be- come dispirited by inaction . He despatched Colonel ...
... called out by the go- vernment to reinforce the gallant commander , having arrived on the Rio Grande , General Taylor determined to move forward into Mexico , that they might not be- come dispirited by inaction . He despatched Colonel ...
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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