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 - 343 sider |
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Side 31
... hundred shot fired during this first day , but one man was killed . The Americans stopped firing about ten o'clock in the forenoon , as they were wasting ammunition and doing no injury , except to the town . This silence was mistaken by ...
... hundred shot fired during this first day , but one man was killed . The Americans stopped firing about ten o'clock in the forenoon , as they were wasting ammunition and doing no injury , except to the town . This silence was mistaken by ...
Side 39
... hundred and sixty hours severe bombardment . General Taylor had left Point Isabel on the evening of the 7th of May , and moved with the main body of the army towards the Rio Grande . After marching seven miles , they bivouacked on their ...
... hundred and sixty hours severe bombardment . General Taylor had left Point Isabel on the evening of the 7th of May , and moved with the main body of the army towards the Rio Grande . After marching seven miles , they bivouacked on their ...
Side 45
... hundred and seventy - seven officers and two thousand one hundred Arista's Despatch . and eleven men ; aggregate , two THE WAR . 45.
... hundred and seventy - seven officers and two thousand one hundred Arista's Despatch . and eleven men ; aggregate , two THE WAR . 45.
Side 46
... hundred killed , and four hundred wounded - probably greater . This estimate is very moderate , and founded upon the number actually counted on the field , and upon the reports of their own officers . As already reported in my first ...
... hundred killed , and four hundred wounded - probably greater . This estimate is very moderate , and founded upon the number actually counted on the field , and upon the reports of their own officers . As already reported in my first ...
Side 48
... hundred yards to the front , returned with spirit . This contest was maintained for some time , their balls filling the air , and passing through Ridgely's battery in every direc- Action Commences , tion . His men worked at their 48 THE ...
... hundred yards to the front , returned with spirit . This contest was maintained for some time , their balls filling the air , and passing through Ridgely's battery in every direc- Action Commences , tion . His men worked at their 48 THE ...
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4th infantry advance American army Ampudia arms 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 chaparral Chapultepec charge citizens Colonel column command commenced Commodore Contreras corps cross Cruz defense detached dragoons eight enemy enemy's field fire flank force front gallant garrison Government guns horses howitzer hundred Indians infantry intrenched Lieutenant Lieutenant-Colonel loss Major Major-General Matamoras ment Mexican Republic Mexico miles military Molino del Rey Monterey morning musketry night o'clock officers ordered party pieces Pillow Point Isabel position prisoners Quitman Rangers rank ratifications reached rear received regiment retreat 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