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... miles . The Rio Grande ( Big River ) which divides Mexico from Texas , has created the Valley and its boundary on the south and west . Rio Grande City ( adjoining Ringgold Barracks ) , 105 miles northwest from Brownsville , is the apex ...
... miles . The Rio Grande ( Big River ) which divides Mexico from Texas , has created the Valley and its boundary on the south and west . Rio Grande City ( adjoining Ringgold Barracks ) , 105 miles northwest from Brownsville , is the apex ...
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... miles northwest of Brownsville . During the year of 1752 , were founded the villages of Santillana , now called Abasolo , on the Sota la Marina river , 174 miles south of Matamoros . Mier ( 130 miles northwest of Matamoros ) , opposite ...
... miles northwest of Brownsville . During the year of 1752 , were founded the villages of Santillana , now called Abasolo , on the Sota la Marina river , 174 miles south of Matamoros . Mier ( 130 miles northwest of Matamoros ) , opposite ...
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... miles north- west from Brownsville , and from there marched down the river to a point opposite Mier , Mexico . On December 25-26 , 1842 , the Texans , some 261 in num- ber , attacked the Mier , Mexico , garrison , and had practically ...
... miles north- west from Brownsville , and from there marched down the river to a point opposite Mier , Mexico . On December 25-26 , 1842 , the Texans , some 261 in num- ber , attacked the Mier , Mexico , garrison , and had practically ...
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Frank Cushman Pierce. and 14 miles east , many drowning in their attempts to ... miles west from Brownsville ) on the steam- boat Corvette ; Capt . Mifflin ... northwest of Matamoros . On the twenty - third , Generals Quitman and Butler ...
Frank Cushman Pierce. and 14 miles east , many drowning in their attempts to ... miles west from Brownsville ) on the steam- boat Corvette ; Capt . Mifflin ... northwest of Matamoros . On the twenty - third , Generals Quitman and Butler ...
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... miles northwest of Matamoros . Shortly afterwards , Victoria , capital of Tamauli- pas , 220 miles southwest of Matamoros , was taken by Gen. Robert Patterson . In the meantime , Tampico , 335 miles south of Matamoros , on the gulf ...
... miles northwest of Matamoros . Shortly afterwards , Victoria , capital of Tamauli- pas , 220 miles southwest of Matamoros , was taken by Gen. Robert Patterson . In the meantime , Tampico , 335 miles south of Matamoros , on the gulf ...
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1st Lieut 1st Lt 2nd Lieut 3rd U. S. Cavalry afterwards American arrived Article August Bagdad bandits Battalion Adjutants battle Brazos de Santiago Brigade Brown Cameron County Capt Captain captured Charles citizens command Company Confederates Cortina crossed Cruz Don Porfirio Escobedo Federal fired forces Fort Brown Frank garrison George Harlingen HIDALGO COUNTY Imperialists Indians INFANTRY Colonel Iowa Iturbide James John June Kenedy killed land Laredo Lieutenant-Colonel Major March Matamoros Mexican Republic Mexican side Mexico City Mifflin Kenedy miles north miles northwest miles south miles west Monterrey north from Brownsville northwest from Brownsville officers Point Isabel port Present population prisoners ranch rangers Resaca Reynosa Ringgold Barracks Rio Grande City river San Benito Second Lieutenants soldiers STARR COUNTY Street Tamaulipas Tampico Taylor territory Texas side town treaty troops U. S. Infantry United Valley Vera Cruz Villistas west from Brownsville William wounded Zapata County