Blood on the Border: The United States Army and the Mexican IrregularsMacmillan, 1969 - 390 pages |
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... town . " Vanishing in a cloud of dust , Cortina dropped from sight until that eventful night of September 28 , 1859. Within a few minutes after killing the jailer and opening the jail , Cortina had the whole town of Brownsville firmly ...
... town . " Vanishing in a cloud of dust , Cortina dropped from sight until that eventful night of September 28 , 1859. Within a few minutes after killing the jailer and opening the jail , Cortina had the whole town of Brownsville firmly ...
Page 238
... town , heading for the eastern side of the valley . Dallam swung his troop toward the town , to prevent the escape of more fugi- tives . At this moment , firing from the head of the column showed that the battle had started . Major ...
... town , heading for the eastern side of the valley . Dallam swung his troop toward the town , to prevent the escape of more fugi- tives . At this moment , firing from the head of the column showed that the battle had started . Major ...
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... town , was a perfect trap and that it was possible to pass around the main part of the town through a part where the buildings were wide apart . He would thus be complying with the letter of his orders with less danger than otherwise ...
... town , was a perfect trap and that it was possible to pass around the main part of the town through a part where the buildings were wide apart . He would thus be complying with the letter of his orders with less danger than otherwise ...
Contents
The Background and Beginningthe 1850s | 1 |
Mexico | 3 |
Robin Hood on the Rio Grande | 16 |
Copyright | |
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