Blood on the Border: The United States Army and the Mexican IrregularsMacmillan, 1969 - 390 pages |
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... hundred Americans murdered . Cortinas on the march for the Nueces with eight hundred men . A gentleman of intelligence says there is no doubt it is the priest party of Mexico , as Cor- tinas has plenty of money . Seven companies of foot ...
... hundred Americans murdered . Cortinas on the march for the Nueces with eight hundred men . A gentleman of intelligence says there is no doubt it is the priest party of Mexico , as Cor- tinas has plenty of money . Seven companies of foot ...
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... hundred yards from the boundary , where the force was joined by Captain Emmett Crawford with nearly a hundred scouts with whom he had been patrolling the border . Several busy days were spent at San Bernardino . Crook saw to it ...
... hundred yards from the boundary , where the force was joined by Captain Emmett Crawford with nearly a hundred scouts with whom he had been patrolling the border . Several busy days were spent at San Bernardino . Crook saw to it ...
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... hundred officers and men , of whom not more than sixty were in the firing line . Nevertheless , they made such an impression on the enemy that Mexican estimates of their strength run from two hundred to as high as four hun- dred . The ...
... hundred officers and men , of whom not more than sixty were in the firing line . Nevertheless , they made such an impression on the enemy that Mexican estimates of their strength run from two hundred to as high as four hun- dred . The ...
Contents
The Background and Beginningthe 1850s | 1 |
Mexico | 3 |
Robin Hood on the Rio Grande | 16 |
Copyright | |
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