Blood on the Border: The United States Army and the Mexican IrregularsMacmillan, 1969 - 390 pages |
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... side by side against common enemies . The term " Mexican Border " comprises far more than the sharp and arbitrary line delineating the political authority of the two governments . The international boundary , the Rio Grande from its ...
... side by side against common enemies . The term " Mexican Border " comprises far more than the sharp and arbitrary line delineating the political authority of the two governments . The international boundary , the Rio Grande from its ...
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... side of the river , about thirty miles above Brownsville , at a sharp bend in the river known as La Bolsa . Here he could watch the road on the United States side , and watch the river for the steamboat Ranchero , which was due on its ...
... side of the river , about thirty miles above Brownsville , at a sharp bend in the river known as La Bolsa . Here he could watch the road on the United States side , and watch the river for the steamboat Ranchero , which was due on its ...
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... sides . The side facing the United States could not be closed . Since it was use- less to attempt a formal investment , because the garrison could obtain practically everything needed , except munitions , from the United States , the ...
... sides . The side facing the United States could not be closed . Since it was use- less to attempt a formal investment , because the garrison could obtain practically everything needed , except munitions , from the United States , the ...
Contents
The Background and Beginningthe 1850s | 1 |
Mexico | 3 |
Robin Hood on the Rio Grande | 16 |
Copyright | |
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