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A history of Texas-Mexican conflict during 1842, from the time of the Santa Fe Expedition through the return of the Somervell Expedition from the Rio Grande.

Table of Contents
  • Preface
  • Prologue
  • 1. The Vasquez Raid
  • 2. The Withdrawal of Texan Military Forces from San Antonio
  • 3. The Mexican Advance along the Lower Route
  • 4. The Withdrawal of Vasquez
  • 5. Texans Rally To Defend the Frontier
  • 6. Houston Assumes the Offensive To Appease Texans
  • 7. Preparing the Navy for Offensive Operations
  • 8. Recruitment of Men and Supplies from the United States
  • 9. The Army on the Frontier
  • 10. The Failure of the Republic’s Efforts To Fit Out an Invading Army
  • 11. The Battle of Lipantitlán
  • 12. The “War Bill”
  • 13. Conditions on the Texas-Mexican Frontier during the Late Summer, 1842
  • 14. The Mexicans Again Seize San Antonio
  • 15. The Battle of Salado
  • 16. The Dawson Fight
  • 17. Woll’s Withdrawal from Texas
  • 18. Defensive Preparations and the Clamor for Offensive Operations
  • 19. Assembling of an Army at San Antonio
  • 20. The March of the Somervell Expedition to Laredo
  • 21. The Capture and Plunder of Laredo
  • 22. The March to Guerrero
  • 23. The Capture of Guerrero
  • 24. Somervell Marches Home
  • Epilogue
  • Appendices
  • Bibliography
    • A. Primary Sources
      • 1. Public Documents
        • a. Manuscripts
        • b. Printed Material
      • 2. Private Papers, Letters, and Memoirs
        • a. Manuscripts and Typescripts
        • b. Printed Material
      • 3. Maps
      • 4. Newspapers
    • B. Secondary Sources
      • 1. Manuscripts and Typescripts
      • 2. Printed Material
        • a. Books
        • b. Articles and Periodicals
  • Index

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      Publisher: University of Texas Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 01/01/1965
      ISBN13: 9780292729377, 978-0292729377
      ISBN10: 0292729375

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      A history of Texas-Mexican conflict during 1842, from the time of the Santa Fe Expedition through the return of the Somervell Expedition from the Rio Grande.

      Table of Contents
      • Preface
      • Prologue
      • 1. The Vasquez Raid
      • 2. The Withdrawal of Texan Military Forces from San Antonio
      • 3. The Mexican Advance along the Lower Route
      • 4. The Withdrawal of Vasquez
      • 5. Texans Rally To Defend the Frontier
      • 6. Houston Assumes the Offensive To Appease Texans
      • 7. Preparing the Navy for Offensive Operations
      • 8. Recruitment of Men and Supplies from the United States
      • 9. The Army on the Frontier
      • 10. The Failure of the Republic’s Efforts To Fit Out an Invading Army
      • 11. The Battle of Lipantitlán
      • 12. The “War Bill”
      • 13. Conditions on the Texas-Mexican Frontier during the Late Summer, 1842
      • 14. The Mexicans Again Seize San Antonio
      • 15. The Battle of Salado
      • 16. The Dawson Fight
      • 17. Woll’s Withdrawal from Texas
      • 18. Defensive Preparations and the Clamor for Offensive Operations
      • 19. Assembling of an Army at San Antonio
      • 20. The March of the Somervell Expedition to Laredo
      • 21. The Capture and Plunder of Laredo
      • 22. The March to Guerrero
      • 23. The Capture of Guerrero
      • 24. Somervell Marches Home
      • Epilogue
      • Appendices
      • Bibliography
        • A. Primary Sources
          • 1. Public Documents
            • a. Manuscripts
            • b. Printed Material
          • 2. Private Papers, Letters, and Memoirs
            • a. Manuscripts and Typescripts
            • b. Printed Material
          • 3. Maps
          • 4. Newspapers
        • B. Secondary Sources
          • 1. Manuscripts and Typescripts
          • 2. Printed Material
            • a. Books
            • b. Articles and Periodicals
      • Index

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