Monterrey is ours! : the Mexican war letters of Lieutenant Dana, 1845-1847 /

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""Here we are on the banks of the Nueces in the grand camp of the army of occupation."" So wrote Lt. Napoleon Jackson Tecumseh Dana when in 1845, not many months before the outbreak of the Mexican War, he joined the white-tented encampment of General Zachary Taylor in Texas. And...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Dana, Napoleon Jackson Tecumseh, 1822-1905
Otros Autores: Ferrell, Robert H.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lexington, Ky. : University Press of Kentucky, ©1990.
Temas:
Dana, Napoleon Jackson Tecumseh, > 1822-1905 > Correspondence.
Dana, Napoleon Jackson Tecumseh, > 1822-1905.
1846-1848
Geschichte 1845-1847.
Mexican War, 1846-1848 > Personal narratives.
Monterrey, Battle of, Monterrey, Mexico, 1846.
Soldiers > United States > Correspondence.
Guerre du Mexique, 1846-1848 > Récits personnels.
Bataille de Monterrey, Monterrey, Mexique, 1846.
Soldiers.
Mexikanischer Krieg
Quelle
Mexico > Monterrey.
United States.
Personal narratives.
Personal correspondence.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:""Here we are on the banks of the Nueces in the grand camp of the army of occupation."" So wrote Lt. Napoleon Jackson Tecumseh Dana when in 1845, not many months before the outbreak of the Mexican War, he joined the white-tented encampment of General Zachary Taylor in Texas. And so he continued writing during the uncertain life of camp and campaign for the better part of the next two years. In these letters to his wife, published here for the first time, Dana provides a detailed, firsthand view of the United States' war with Mexico -- fighting off the Mexicans from within Fort Brown during the
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xiii, 218 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations, portraits

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