Thornton's Luck: How America Almost Lost the Mexic
Category: History: U.S.: 19th Century
Author: Lamont Wood
Copyright/published Year: 2014 by Lo2017tar Books
ISBN: 1493025554
Binding: trade pap
Description: In April 1846, tensions between the U.S. and Mexico along the ì
disputed border were high. About half of the U.S. Army, then ì
tiny, was camped outside of Matamoros, Mexico, and rumors were ì
flying that the much larger and better outfitted Mexican army was ì
about to undertake efforts to remove the troops from their ì
territory. Captain Seth Brett Thornton led his 2nd mounted ì
dragoons on an expedition to try to confirm those rumors and gain ì
intelligence about the military's plans. He rode his ì
command-which included about thirty percent of the Army's mounted ì
troops-straight into an ambush and lost his entire command. His ì
ill luck both exposed the position of the Mexican army and ì
escalated the events that would become known as the ì
Mexican-American War. Condition Information
This is a used book and is in ' like new' condition.
Additional condition description
Like new copy. Appears never read. NO remainder markings.
Categories: -3430-3730-3760-3610-
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