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 - 343페이지 |
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... troops marched through a sandy desert , infested by venomous reptiles , until they * In this march , says a late writer , the army encountered the most appalling hardships , both from the heat of the sandy deserts over which they passed ...
... troops marched through a sandy desert , infested by venomous reptiles , until they * In this march , says a late writer , the army encountered the most appalling hardships , both from the heat of the sandy deserts over which they passed ...
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... troops , and then [ March 22d ] resumed his march for the Rio Grande . On the 24th , news was received that the Mexicans had taken possession of Point Isabel , on the Brazos Santiago , which place the general had pre- viously selected ...
... troops , and then [ March 22d ] resumed his march for the Rio Grande . On the 24th , news was received that the Mexicans had taken possession of Point Isabel , on the Brazos Santiago , which place the general had pre- viously selected ...
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... troops were regarded as lawless banditti , whose sole intention was spoil and plunder . In a few days , however , this feeling seems to have subsided ; the good behaviour of the American troops dissipated previous fears ; and the ...
... troops were regarded as lawless banditti , whose sole intention was spoil and plunder . In a few days , however , this feeling seems to have subsided ; the good behaviour of the American troops dissipated previous fears ; and the ...
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... troops fled in confusion , and he was obliged to retreat . He returned with only two men ; seven afterwards came in . He estimated the force of the enemy at fifteen hundred , and thought that many of them must have fallen in the ...
... troops fled in confusion , and he was obliged to retreat . He returned with only two men ; seven afterwards came in . He estimated the force of the enemy at fifteen hundred , and thought that many of them must have fallen in the ...
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... troops laboured to complete the fortifi- cations , although exposed to the full range of the enemy's guns . By the fifteen hundred shot fired during this first day , but one man was killed . The Americans stopped firing about ten o ...
... troops laboured to complete the fortifi- cations , although exposed to the full range of the enemy's guns . By the fifteen hundred shot fired during this first day , but one man was killed . The Americans stopped firing about ten o ...
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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