Blood on the Border: The United States Army and the Mexican IrregularsMacmillan, 1969 - 390 pages |
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Page 73
... early fighting was in the border regions of Mexico . This gave banditry a powerful stimu- lus ( if one were needed ) , especially after the success of the revolution , and discharged soldiers without occupations started to drift ...
... early fighting was in the border regions of Mexico . This gave banditry a powerful stimu- lus ( if one were needed ) , especially after the success of the revolution , and discharged soldiers without occupations started to drift ...
Page 156
... early on April 22 , a joint resolution was passed by overwhelming majorities : RESOLVED , by the Senate and House of Representatives in Congress assembled , that the President of the United States is justified in the employment of the ...
... early on April 22 , a joint resolution was passed by overwhelming majorities : RESOLVED , by the Senate and House of Representatives in Congress assembled , that the President of the United States is justified in the employment of the ...
Page 158
... early the next morning , but , under orders from an American ship , stopped and anchored outside the harbor . At eleven thirty , Marines and landing parties of sailors began moving ashore . The customs house was seized and occupied ...
... early the next morning , but , under orders from an American ship , stopped and anchored outside the harbor . At eleven thirty , Marines and landing parties of sailors began moving ashore . The customs house was seized and occupied ...
Contents
The Background and Beginningthe 1850s | 1 |
Mexico | 3 |
Robin Hood on the Rio Grande | 16 |
Copyright | |
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