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 10
... occupy the left bank of the Del Norte . This river which is the south - west boundary of the state of Texas , is an exposed frontier . From this quarter inva- sion was threatened ; upon it , and in its immediate Taylor leaves Corpus ...
... occupy the left bank of the Del Norte . This river which is the south - west boundary of the state of Texas , is an exposed frontier . From this quarter inva- sion was threatened ; upon it , and in its immediate Taylor leaves Corpus ...
Side 12
... occupy it ; and accordingly , leaving his main army with General Worth on the Matamoras road , he pushed toward the Brazos with the dragoons and artillery train . Wh n near the place , he was met by the prefect of Tamaulips , and other ...
... occupy it ; and accordingly , leaving his main army with General Worth on the Matamoras road , he pushed toward the Brazos with the dragoons and artillery train . Wh n near the place , he was met by the prefect of Tamaulips , and other ...
Side 21
... occupy the country , and I am proud to say that up to this moment the same spirit has controlled the opera- tions of the army . On reaching the Arroyo Colorado I was informed by a Mexican officer that the order in question had been ...
... occupy the country , and I am proud to say that up to this moment the same spirit has controlled the opera- tions of the army . On reaching the Arroyo Colorado I was informed by a Mexican officer that the order in question had been ...
Side 36
... occupied by the Americans , and which now served to shelter the enemy while firing on the fort . A large quantity of chaparral , used in a similar manner , was also cut down . At midnight the garrison were roused by a terrible discharge ...
... occupied by the Americans , and which now served to shelter the enemy while firing on the fort . A large quantity of chaparral , used in a similar manner , was also cut down . At midnight the garrison were roused by a terrible discharge ...
Side 39
... occupied the road , resting upon a thicket of chaparral , while masses of infantry were discovered in succession on the right , greatly outnumbering our own force . Our line of battle was now formed in the following order , commencing ...
... occupied the road , resting upon a thicket of chaparral , while masses of infantry were discovered in succession on the right , greatly outnumbering our own force . Our line of battle was now formed in the following order , commencing ...
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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