Notes of the Mexican War, 1846-1848:
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1. Verfasser: Oswandel, J. Jacob (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Knoxville University of Tennessee Press ©2010
Ausgabe:1st ed
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Beschreibung:"Oswandel's book was originally published in 1885"--Title page verso
Includes bibliographical references and index
The drums beat, we are ordered on board -- Bright muskets and bayonets flashing in the sun -- A blundering mistake was made -- The sleep that knows no waking -- You can't fool these Yankees, they are too sharp -- Let them come! Let them come! -- We know no surrender! -- On to Mexico City -- Adventures around the capital -- The morning peace is again in our quarters -- We are coming home -- One mass of people, cheering
In December 1846, John Jacob Oswandel & mdash;or Jake as he was often called & mdash;enlisted in the Monroe Guards, which later became Company C of the First Pennsylvania Volunteer Regiment. Thus began a twenty-month journey that led Oswandel from rural Pennsylvania through the American South, onward to the siege of Veracruz, and finally deep into the heart of Mexico. Waging war with Mexico ultimately realized President James K. Polk & rsquo;s long-term goal of westward expansion all the way to the Pacific Ocean. For General Winfield Scott, the victorious Mexico City campaign would prove his crownin
Beschreibung:1 Online-Ressource (xiii, 378 pages)
ISBN:1572337036
1572337109
9781572337039
9781572337107

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