The Mexican War: A History of Its Origin, and a Detailed Account of the Victories which Terminated in the Surrender of the Capital; with the Official Despatches of the Generals. To which is Added, the Treaty of Peace, and Valuable Tables of the Strength and Losses of the United States ArmyA.S. Barnes & Company, 1849 - 365 sider |
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... officers sustained by the courage and heroism of the troops , we feel a just pride in describing their actions and recording their deeds . In the preparation of this work great care has been taken to select the most reliable sources of ...
... officers sustained by the courage and heroism of the troops , we feel a just pride in describing their actions and recording their deeds . In the preparation of this work great care has been taken to select the most reliable sources of ...
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... - Negotiations for peace . - Treaty signed . - Ratifica- tions . The treaty . - Territory acquired . - Losses of the army . - Names of officers killed . - Conclusion 324 128 BATTLEGROUNDS , Taken by permission , from Disturnell's Map.
... - Negotiations for peace . - Treaty signed . - Ratifica- tions . The treaty . - Territory acquired . - Losses of the army . - Names of officers killed . - Conclusion 324 128 BATTLEGROUNDS , Taken by permission , from Disturnell's Map.
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... officers . During the presidency of Mr. Monroe , and while Mr. Calhoun . was Secretary at War , ( and , indeed , upon his recom- mendation , ) the plan had been adopted of having skeleton regiments , in which all the officers were ...
... officers . During the presidency of Mr. Monroe , and while Mr. Calhoun . was Secretary at War , ( and , indeed , upon his recom- mendation , ) the plan had been adopted of having skeleton regiments , in which all the officers were ...
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... officers . In his report ( Novem- ber 20th , 1845 ) he says : 66 ' By adding ten privates to each company of dragoons , now fifty privates each , and twenty privates to each com- pany of artillery and infantry , now forty - two privates ...
... officers . In his report ( Novem- ber 20th , 1845 ) he says : 66 ' By adding ten privates to each company of dragoons , now fifty privates each , and twenty privates to each com- pany of artillery and infantry , now forty - two privates ...
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... officers , the armament of batteries , and all the paraphernalia of martial display , indicated an instant conflict . Notwithstanding all these plain indications of war , the movements of the administration at home exhibit- ed no ...
... officers , the armament of batteries , and all the paraphernalia of martial display , indicated an instant conflict . Notwithstanding all these plain indications of war , the movements of the administration at home exhibit- ed no ...
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advance Agua Nueva American army arms arrived artillery attack batteries battle brigade Brigadier-general Buena Vista camp Capt Captain captured castle causeway cavalry Cerro Gordo Chalco Chapultepec Chihuahua Churubusco city of Mexico Colonel column command commenced Congress Contreras corps Cruz defences dragoons enemy enemy's fire flank force front gallant garrison gates guns hundred infantry Jalapa Kearney killed Lake Chalco land Letter Lieut Lieutenant loss Major Matamoras ment Mexican government miles military Molino del Rey Monterey morning mountains movement nation night occupied officers OFFICIAL DESPATCH party peace Peña Pillow position President prisoners Puebla Quitman rear regiment retreat road route Saltillo San Antonia San Augustine San Juan d'Ulloa Santa Anna Scott Scott's Official Report Secretary soldiers storming Tacubaya Taylor tête du pont Texas thousand tion town treaty troops Twiggs United Vera Cruz victory volunteers Worth Worth's division wounded York Courier
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Side 321 - In order to designate the boundary line with due precision, upon authoritative maps, and to establish upon the ground landmarks which shall show the limits of both republics, as described in the present article, the two governments shall each appoint a commissioner and a surveyor, who, before the expiration of one year from the date of the exchange of ratifications of this treaty, shall meet at the port of San Diego, and proceed to run and mark the said boundary in its whole course to the mouth of...
Side 331 - President of the United States of America, have caused the said Treaty to be made public, to the end that the same and every clause and article thereof may be observed and fulfilled with good faith by the United States and the citizens thereof.
Side 322 - Diego and proceed to run and mark the said boundary in its whole course to the mouth of the Rio Bravo del Norte. They shall keep journals and make out plans of their operations; and the result agreed upon by them shall be deemed a part of this Treaty, and shall have the same force as if it were inserted therein.
Side 324 - ... security and redress demanded by their true spirit and intent, the Government of the United States will now and hereafter pass, without unnecessary delay, and always vigilantly enforce, such laws as the nature of the subject may require. And finally, the...
Side 329 - If unhappily any disagreement should hereafter arise between the Governments of the two Republics, whether with respect to the interpretation of any stipulation in this treaty, or with respect to any other particular concerning the political or commercial relations of the two nations, the said Governments, in the name of those nations, do promise to each other that they will...
Side 324 - Mexico would be prejudicial in the extreme, it is solemnly agreed that all such incursions shall be forcibly restrained by the government of the United States whensoever this may be necessary ; and that when they cannot be prevented, they shall be punished by the said government, and satisfaction for the same shall be exacted — all in the same way. and with equal diligence and energy, as if the same incursions were meditated or committed within its own territory against its own citizens.
Side 325 - ARTICLE XII. In consideration of the extension acquired by the boundaries of the United States, as defined in the fifth article of the present treaty, the government of the United States engages to pay to that of the Mexican Republic the sum of fifteen millions of dollars.
Side 329 - ... employments and shall not be molested in their persons nor shall their houses or goods be burnt or otherwise destroyed, nor their fields wasted by the armed force...
Side 18 - Said State to be formed, subject to the adjustment by this Government of all questions of boundary that may arise with other Governments ; and the Constitution thereof, with the proper evidence of its adoption by the people of said Republic of Texas, shall be transmitted to the President of the United States, to...
Side 321 - ... branch of the river Gila (or if it should not intersect any branch of that river, then to the point on the said line nearest to such branch, and thence in a direct line to the same) ; thence down the middle of the said branch and of the said river until it empties into the Rio Colorado ; thence across the Rio Colorado, following the division line between Upper and Lower California, to the Pacific Ocean.