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 683
... Artillery would establish their batteries . Shortly afterward the Mexican cannon let go with ball and grapeshot . The range was about seven hundred yards , and the salvos fell far short of the advancing troops . Clouds of dust came up ...
... Artillery would establish their batteries . Shortly afterward the Mexican cannon let go with ball and grapeshot . The range was about seven hundred yards , and the salvos fell far short of the advancing troops . Clouds of dust came up ...
Page 684
... Artillery who raced around the line to take up a new position . There they let go with blizzards of shot . On the right , enemy artillery and cavalry tried to circle behind the line , but were met by the Fifth Infantry , supported by ...
... Artillery who raced around the line to take up a new position . There they let go with blizzards of shot . On the right , enemy artillery and cavalry tried to circle behind the line , but were met by the Fifth Infantry , supported by ...
Page 687
... artillery . The artillery flew , and working hard under the beating sun the cannoneers pulled off their clothes to their breeches and let go with ter- ribly sustained fire . The infantry regiments swept forward in line on each side of ...
... artillery . The artillery flew , and working hard under the beating sun the cannoneers pulled off their clothes to their breeches and let go with ter- ribly sustained fire . The infantry regiments swept forward in line on each side of ...
Contents
A Colony for Mexico | 453 |
A Wild Strain | 460 |
The Twin Sisters | 469 |
Copyright | |
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