The War with Mexico, Volume 1 (of 2)

Name: The War with Mexico, Volume 1 (of 2)
Author: Smith, Justin Harvey

Smith, Justin Harvey

Mexican War, 1846-1848

From a sketch drawn by A. Wislizenus (Sen. Misc. Doc.
      26; 30 Cong., 1 sess.).

  13. El Paso to Rosales, Mexico                                 305

      From a U. S. War College map, Washington.

  14. Battle of Sacramento                                       307

      Based on a map in Sen. Ex. Doc. 1; 30 Cong., 1 sess.; and
      a plan in México á través de los Siglos, iv, 644.

  15. California in 1846                                         316

      Based on a map in Sen. Ex. Doc. 1; 30 Cong., 1 sess.

  16. Northern California                                        317

      From a sketch by Lieut. Derby (Sen. Ex. Doc. 18; 31 Cong.,
      1 sess.) and recent maps.

  17. Fight at San Pascual                                       341

      From a plan in Sen. Ex. Doc. 1; 30 Cong., 1 sess.

  18. Fight near Los Angeles                                     344

      From a plan in Sen. Ex. Doc. 1; 30 Cong., 1 sess.

  19. General Patterson's March                                  360

      From a map in Ho. Ex. Doc. 13; 31 Cong., 2 sess.

  20. From Mexico City to Agua Nueva                             381

      From a Fomento Dept. map.

  21. From Monterey to La Encarnación                            382

      Based on a map in Rápida Ojeada sobre la Campaña, _etc._;
      and a *sketch by Lee and Gilmer (War Dept., Washington).

  22. Battle of Buena Vista                                      387

      Based on a map drawn by Capt. Linnard from the surveys of
      Capt. Linnard and Lieuts. Pope and Franklin (Sen. Ex. Doc. 1;
      30 Cong., 1 sess.); *two plans by the same officers (War
      Dept., Washington); a *map based on a sketch by Dr.
      Vanderlinden, chief Mexican surgeon (War Dept., Mexico);
      a map by Balbontín (Invasión Americana); a *map drawn by
      Stanislaus Lasselle (Indiana State Library); a plan by Lieut.
      Green (Scribner, Campaign in Mexico); *Croquis para la
      intelligencia de la Batalla de la Angostura (War Dept.,
      Washington).

                        CONSPECTUS OF EVENTS

                                   1845

  March.   The United States determines to annex Texas; W. S. Parrott
           sent to conciliate Mexico.

  July.    Texas consents; Taylor proceeds to Corpus Christi.

  Oct.  17. Larkin appointed a confidential agent in California.

  Nov.  10. Slidell ordered to Mexico.

  Dec.  20. Slidell rejected by Herrera.

                                   1846

  Jan.  13. Taylor ordered to the Rio Grande.

  Mar.   8. Taylor marches from Corpus Christi.

        21. Slidell finally rejected by Paredes.

        28. Taylor reaches the Rio Grande.

  Apr.  25. Thornton attacked.

  May    8. Battle of Palo Alto.

         9. Battle of Resaca de la Palma.

        13. The war bill becomes a law.

  June   5. Kearny's march to Santa Fe begins.

  July   7. Monterey, California, occupied.

        14. Camargo occupied.

  Aug.   4. Paredes overthrown.

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The War with Mexico, Volume 1 (of 2)

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