Blood on the Border: The United States Army and the Mexican IrregularsMacmillan, 1969 - 390 pages |
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... probably been in Cortina's camp , were close - mouthed and vague . A careful reconnaissance of Cor- tina's position would reveal much , but Tobin's Rangers and the local volunteers were so demoralized that none of them could be induced ...
... probably been in Cortina's camp , were close - mouthed and vague . A careful reconnaissance of Cor- tina's position would reveal much , but Tobin's Rangers and the local volunteers were so demoralized that none of them could be induced ...
Page 68
... probably more enemy dead and an unknown number wounded , for Mackenzie refused to consider those who had probably crawled off to die in the brush ; he counted only those who could be seen . Leaving the horses saddled , but staked and ...
... probably more enemy dead and an unknown number wounded , for Mackenzie refused to consider those who had probably crawled off to die in the brush ; he counted only those who could be seen . Leaving the horses saddled , but staked and ...
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... probably shoot without challenging , Brown halted the regiment and had a bugler sound two pe- culiarly American calls , " Officers ' Call " and " Attention . " A mo- ment later an answering call came from the 13th , and the 10th rode ...
... probably shoot without challenging , Brown halted the regiment and had a bugler sound two pe- culiarly American calls , " Officers ' Call " and " Attention . " A mo- ment later an answering call came from the 13th , and the 10th rode ...
Contents
The Background and Beginningthe 1850s | 1 |
Mexico | 3 |
Robin Hood on the Rio Grande | 16 |
Copyright | |
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