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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... hundred troops , guarding the Rio Grande outlet to the sea . General Pavón with five hundred regulars and four cannon was at Revilla to control the imme- diate upriver towns . General Arista commanded Monterrey , the main inland ...
... hundred troops , guarding the Rio Grande outlet to the sea . General Pavón with five hundred regulars and four cannon was at Revilla to control the imme- diate upriver towns . General Arista commanded Monterrey , the main inland ...
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... hundred troops under Arista , and he counted on taking their ammunition stores to supply his own men . Somehow he still managed to give an air of success , for on the way his men were provisioned , and each received a contribution of ...
... hundred troops under Arista , and he counted on taking their ammunition stores to supply his own men . Somehow he still managed to give an air of success , for on the way his men were provisioned , and each received a contribution of ...
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... hundred troops had withdrawn across the river to the town's other part . The volunteers " felt they were badly ... hundred and forty men present , two hundred voted to go home . They were released to do so under a colonel . The rest ...
... hundred troops had withdrawn across the river to the town's other part . The volunteers " felt they were badly ... hundred and forty men present , two hundred voted to go home . They were released to do so under a colonel . The rest ...
Contents
A Colony for Mexico | 453 |
A Wild Strain | 460 |
The Twin Sisters | 469 |
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