Blood on the Border: The United States Army and the Mexican IrregularsMacmillan, 1969 - 390 pages |
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... column of dust raised by the force . After dark on May 7 , 1883 , the troopers broke camp and marched eastward . There was no moon ; the night was pitch black . Word was passed from the head of the column to dismount and lead . Captain ...
... column of dust raised by the force . After dark on May 7 , 1883 , the troopers broke camp and marched eastward . There was no moon ; the night was pitch black . Word was passed from the head of the column to dismount and lead . Captain ...
Page 221
... column , which had been ordered to send its wagons to Columbus , there to be loaded with supplies . The western column was accompanied by a packtrain ( prob- ably two - the records are not clear ) , but the amount carried by a pack ...
... column , which had been ordered to send its wagons to Columbus , there to be loaded with supplies . The western column was accompanied by a packtrain ( prob- ably two - the records are not clear ) , but the amount carried by a pack ...
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... column , hampered and handicapped by its wagons and wheeled artillery , and about which the swiftly moving Villista guerrillas rode at will . Typical of such opinions is the following : Pancho Villa cannot keep away from the Expedition ...
... column , hampered and handicapped by its wagons and wheeled artillery , and about which the swiftly moving Villista guerrillas rode at will . Typical of such opinions is the following : Pancho Villa cannot keep away from the Expedition ...
Contents
The Background and Beginningthe 1850s | 1 |
Mexico | 3 |
Robin Hood on the Rio Grande | 16 |
Copyright | |
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