The Mexican War: A History of Its Origin, and a Detailed Account of the Victories which Terminated in the Surrender of the Capital; with the Official Dispatches of the Generals : to which is Added the Treaty of Peace, and Valuable Tables of the Strength and Losses of the United States Army |
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... Taylor marches from Corpus Christi.— Arrives at Point Isabel - In front of Matamoras . - Capture of Captain Thornton's Party . - March of General Taylor to Point Isabel . - Battles of Palo Alto and Resaca de la Palma . - Taylor's ...
... Taylor marches from Corpus Christi.— Arrives at Point Isabel - In front of Matamoras . - Capture of Captain Thornton's Party . - March of General Taylor to Point Isabel . - Battles of Palo Alto and Resaca de la Palma . - Taylor's ...
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... Taylor's Troops in compliance with the Orders of the War Department 110 CHAPTER VIII . General Taylor's Movements . - Taylor's Position . - Santa Anna's Ad- vance . - Importance of the event . - Battle of Buena Vista . - Retreat of the ...
... Taylor's Troops in compliance with the Orders of the War Department 110 CHAPTER VIII . General Taylor's Movements . - Taylor's Position . - Santa Anna's Ad- vance . - Importance of the event . - Battle of Buena Vista . - Retreat of the ...
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... Taylor ordered to Texas . - Strength of the Army at Corpus Christi . TILL quite recently , the immense territory extending from the Sabine to the Rio Grande was comparatively un- inhabited . Comprehending a space large enough for an ...
... Taylor ordered to Texas . - Strength of the Army at Corpus Christi . TILL quite recently , the immense territory extending from the Sabine to the Rio Grande was comparatively un- inhabited . Comprehending a space large enough for an ...
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... , and that these " questions of boundary " had yet to be settled . To the terms of the Joint Resolution , Texas assented 1 See the Public Documents of 1844 GEN . TAYLOR ORDERED TO CORPUS CHRISTI . 19 by 18 TREATY REJECTED .
... , and that these " questions of boundary " had yet to be settled . To the terms of the Joint Resolution , Texas assented 1 See the Public Documents of 1844 GEN . TAYLOR ORDERED TO CORPUS CHRISTI . 19 by 18 TREATY REJECTED .
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... TAYLOR ORDERED TO CORPUS CHRISTI . 19 by her ordinance of July 4th , 1845 , and having formed her Constitution , became virtually a State in the American Union.1 Two days after this ( July 7th ) the same Con- vention requested the ...
... TAYLOR ORDERED TO CORPUS CHRISTI . 19 by her ordinance of July 4th , 1845 , and having formed her Constitution , became virtually a State in the American Union.1 Two days after this ( July 7th ) the same Con- vention requested the ...
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advance Agua Nueva American army arms arrived artillery attack batteries battle brigade Brigadier-general Buena Vista Capt Captain captured castle causeway cavalry Cerro Gordo Chalco Chapultepec Chihuahua Churubusco city of Mexico Colonel column command commenced Congress Contreras corps Cruz defences despatch dragoons enemy enemy's field fire flank force front gallant garrison gates guns hundred infantry Jalapa Kearney killed Lake Chalco land Letter Lieut Lieutenant loss Major ment Metamoras Mexican government Mexican republic miles military Molino del Rey Monterey morning mountains nation night occupied officers party peace Peña Pillow position President prisoners Puebla Quitman rear regiment retreat road Saltillo San Antonia San Augustine San Juan d'Ulloa Santa Anna Santa Fé Scott Scott's Official Report Secretary soldiers storming Tacubaya Taylor tête du pont Texas thousand tion town treaty troops Twiggs United Vera Cruz victory volunteers Worth Worth's division wounded York Courier