Blood on the Border: The United States Army and the Mexican IrregularsMacmillan, 1969 - 390 pages |
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... Ford's men were sheltered by the river- bank , and Ford cautioned them to fire slowly and carefully , to make every shot count . An attempted mounted charge by a few Cortinistas was beaten back . As the enemy fire slackened , Ford ...
... Ford's men were sheltered by the river- bank , and Ford cautioned them to fire slowly and carefully , to make every shot count . An attempted mounted charge by a few Cortinistas was beaten back . As the enemy fire slackened , Ford ...
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... Ford , acting as spokesman , replied by demanding to know why the colonel's men had sounded the alarm and opened fire on the Americans . By this time the soldiers and Rangers were visibly reloading their weapons , and the colonel ...
... Ford , acting as spokesman , replied by demanding to know why the colonel's men had sounded the alarm and opened fire on the Americans . By this time the soldiers and Rangers were visibly reloading their weapons , and the colonel ...
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... Ford , op . cit . , p . 267 . 24. Ford , op . cit . , pp . 266-67 . 25. Ibid . , p . 265 . 26. The foregoing outline of the " Battle of Rio Grande City , " and the subsequent pursuit is synthesized from Ford's own narrative ( Rip Ford's ...
... Ford , op . cit . , p . 267 . 24. Ford , op . cit . , pp . 266-67 . 25. Ibid . , p . 265 . 26. The foregoing outline of the " Battle of Rio Grande City , " and the subsequent pursuit is synthesized from Ford's own narrative ( Rip Ford's ...
Contents
The Background and Beginningthe 1850s | 1 |
Mexico | 3 |
Robin Hood on the Rio Grande | 16 |
Copyright | |
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