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 667
... officers of the regular Army , from highest to lowest , were educated in their profession . " A more efficient army for its number and " armament " never " fought a battle than the one commanded by General Taylor on Mexican - or Texan ...
... officers of the regular Army , from highest to lowest , were educated in their profession . " A more efficient army for its number and " armament " never " fought a battle than the one commanded by General Taylor on Mexican - or Texan ...
Page 690
... officers , chiefly from West Point , executed their orders with the precision of a field day exercise , showing beyond all question the utility of military education and discipline , and putting to rest at once the attacks on the ...
... officers , chiefly from West Point , executed their orders with the precision of a field day exercise , showing beyond all question the utility of military education and discipline , and putting to rest at once the attacks on the ...
Page 818
... officers slept in tents pitched at the center of the camp . " Oh , " said an enlisted man , " oh that our government only knew the courage of some of her officers ! Nothing happened during the night . " They talked about a colonel who ...
... officers slept in tents pitched at the center of the camp . " Oh , " said an enlisted man , " oh that our government only knew the courage of some of her officers ! Nothing happened during the night . " They talked about a colonel who ...
Contents
A Colony for Mexico | 453 |
A Wild Strain | 460 |
The Twin Sisters | 469 |
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