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 564
... Monterrey . He had heard that the town was garri- soned by only four 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 ...
... Monterrey . He had heard that the town was garri- soned by only four 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 ...
Page 738
... Monterrey in engage- ments lasting from September twentieth to twenty - fourth . It was not so much to rejoice the Americans with this news that it was given them by the Mexican town authorities , as to report further that General ...
... Monterrey in engage- ments lasting from September twentieth to twenty - fourth . It was not so much to rejoice the Americans with this news that it was given them by the Mexican town authorities , as to report further that General ...
Page 757
... Monterrey - Saltillo line in the absence of Taylor , to abandon Saltillo , hold Monterrey for defense only , and detach and send at once to the Brazos under General Worth's command a whole division of General Taylor's army . Certain ...
... Monterrey - Saltillo line in the absence of Taylor , to abandon Saltillo , hold Monterrey for defense only , and detach and send at once to the Brazos under General Worth's command a whole division of General Taylor's army . Certain ...
Contents
A Colony for Mexico | 453 |
A Wild Strain | 460 |
The Twin Sisters | 469 |
Copyright | |
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