Blood on the Border: The United States Army and the Mexican IrregularsMacmillan, 1969 - 390 pages |
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... continued on its march without further difficulty . It was Christmas Day . One can imagine the remarks among the soldiers and Rangers about spending the day ploughing through the chaparral instead of celebrating properly in bar- racks ...
... continued on its march without further difficulty . It was Christmas Day . One can imagine the remarks among the soldiers and Rangers about spending the day ploughing through the chaparral instead of celebrating properly in bar- racks ...
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... continued to climb . Several packmules lost their footing , but almost by a miracle , none were killed . There were abundant evidences of the Apaches -slaughtered cattle , odds and ends of loot that had been dis- carded - but not a sign ...
... continued to climb . Several packmules lost their footing , but almost by a miracle , none were killed . There were abundant evidences of the Apaches -slaughtered cattle , odds and ends of loot that had been dis- carded - but not a sign ...
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... continued , he would sink the ship . He then sent a boarding party , and seized five crew members , three Chileans , one Venezuelan and one Peruvian . With not a Mexican in the group , they were apparently motivated by noth- ing but the ...
... continued , he would sink the ship . He then sent a boarding party , and seized five crew members , three Chileans , one Venezuelan and one Peruvian . With not a Mexican in the group , they were apparently motivated by noth- ing but the ...
Contents
The Background and Beginningthe 1850s | 1 |
Mexico | 3 |
Robin Hood on the Rio Grande | 16 |
Copyright | |
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