Great River: Mexico and the United StatesA distinguished historian examines the development of the region and surveys the amalgamation of the aboriginal Indian, Spanish, Mexican, and Anglo-American civilizations. |
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Page 537
... opened fire on the cavalry . Scarcely had they done so when from the timbered screen across the open area there broke forward a disciplined advance of Texan infantry . They came fast and in silence . When they were three hundred yards ...
... opened fire on the cavalry . Scarcely had they done so when from the timbered screen across the open area there broke forward a disciplined advance of Texan infantry . They came fast and in silence . When they were three hundred yards ...
Page 558
... opened with a change of heart in the Governor . Seeing thirteen hundred Indians massed before him in their paint , pricked feathers , and bristled weapons , he wondered if perhaps after all he should not fall back with his five hundred ...
... opened with a change of heart in the Governor . Seeing thirteen hundred Indians massed before him in their paint , pricked feathers , and bristled weapons , he wondered if perhaps after all he should not fall back with his five hundred ...
Page 933
... opened fire , " wrote the wounded captain , " and a strong one , before we fired a shot ; then we opened up . " A battle of an hour ensued . Captain Boyd was killed , along with six other cavalrymen , and twenty - three were taken ...
... opened fire , " wrote the wounded captain , " and a strong one , before we fired a shot ; then we opened up . " A battle of an hour ensued . Captain Boyd was killed , along with six other cavalrymen , and twenty - three were taken ...
Contents
A Colony for Mexico | 453 |
A Wild Strain | 460 |
The Twin Sisters | 469 |
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