Texian Volunteer Vs Mexican Soldier

Author : Ron Field
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 147285201X
Total Pages : 81 pages
Book Rating : 4.14/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Texian Volunteer vs Mexican Soldier written by Ron Field and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2023-07-20 with total page 81 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fully illustrated with specially commissioned artwork and mapping plus carefully chosen archive illustrations, many in color, this lively study investigates the Mexican soldiers and Texian volunteers who fought one another in three key battles during the Texas Revolution. Following unrest throughout Mexico, in 1835 a revolt began in Texas among the Anglophone and Tejano-speaking settlers, known as Texians. Having retreated after their defeat at Bexar in December 1835, Mexican troops were ordered to re-occupy Texas in early 1836. In this volume, US military history expert Ron Field explores in detail three key battles that ensued. From February 23, Mexican forces besieged the Texian forces at the Alamo at San Antonio de Bexar; in the subsequent battle on March 6, almost all of the Texian defenders were killed. On March 19, forces en route to join the main Texian army were surrounded by Mexican troops at Coleto Creek. Following their surrender, about 340 Texian prisoners were shot by Mexican soldiers in what became known as the Goliad Massacre. On April 21, a Texian force launched a surprise attack on a larger Mexican army near the San Jacinto River, the decisive Texian victory that resulted is the third battle to be investigated in this study. Featuring full-color artwork and maps and drawing upon the latest research, this book investigates the fighting men of both sides at the Alamo, Coleto Creek, and the San Jacinto River, casting light on the doctrine, tactics, weaponry, and combat record of the Texian and Mexican combatants who clashed in the first weeks of the emerging Republic of Texas.

Author : René Chartrand
Publisher : Osprey Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781841766676
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.74/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Santa Anna’s Mexican Army 1821–48 written by René Chartrand and published by Osprey Publishing. This book was released on 2004-03-25 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Osprey's examination of the Mexican Army of Santa Anna, from 1821 to 1848. Detailed information on the Mexican Army which fought the Texans in the Battle of the Alamo (1836) and the US Army in its first important foreign war ten years later, is notoriously elusive. In this ground-breaking book an internationally respected military historian presents a mass of new information from Mexican archives and a variety of other contemporary sources. For the first time the armies of the notorious General Santa Anna are explained coherently for the English-speaking reader, and their frequently changing and unevenly issued uniforms are illustrated with early prints, portraits, photos of rare surviving items, and meticulous colour reconstructions.

Author : Alan C Huffines
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1472810155
Total Pages : 114 pages
Book Rating : 4.51/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Texas War of Independence 1835–36 written by Alan C Huffines and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2014-06-06 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Texas Revolution is remembered chiefly for the 13-day siege of the Alamo and its immortal heroes. This book describes the war and the preceding years that were marked by resentments and minor confrontations as the ambitions of Mexico's leaders clashed with the territorial determination of Texan settlers. When the war broke in October 1835, the invading Mexicans, under the leadership of the flamboyant President-General Santa Ana, fully expected to crush a ragged army of frontiersmen. Led by Sam Houston, the Texans rallied in defense of the new Lone Star state, defeated the Mexicans in a mere 18 minutes at the battle of San Jacinto and won their independence.

Author : Stuart Reid
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1780967365
Total Pages : 118 pages
Book Rating : 4.63/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Texan Army 1835–46 written by Stuart Reid and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2012-05-20 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The volunteer army that fought the Mexican dictator Santa Anna from 1835 to 1836 was immortalized in the epic battle of the Alamo. Taking arms initially to fight for the restoration of the liberal Mexican constitution of 1824, the volunteers were eventually fighting for outright Texan independence. This book describes and illustrates the group of men who, despite the diversity of their origins, equipment, weaponry and dress, were united in a common cause that reached its culmination in the victory of San Jacinto. The turbulent decade (1836–46) of Texan independence is also covered, and the little-studied army and navy of the Republic of Texas examined.

Author : Charles D. Spurlin
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 316 pages
Book Rating : 4.66/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Texas Volunteers in the Mexican War written by Charles D. Spurlin and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bibliography study and extensive roster of Texans

Author : James Brasher
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781625110770
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.74/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Eleven Days on the Colorado written by James Brasher and published by . This book was released on 2024-04-21 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Eleven Days on the Colorado: The Standoff Between the Texian and Mexican Armies and the Pivotal Battle Unfought finds high drama between the Battles of the Alamo and San Jacinto. As General Sam Houston arrived in Gonzales on March 11, 1836, to take command of the gathered Texian forces there, he soon learned that the Alamo had fallen. Realizing that his small command was not equipped to meet the full force of the Mexican army, he ordered a rapid withdrawal to the Colorado River. Shortly afterward, the Mexican army, commanded by General Joaquín Ramírez y Sesma, encamped opposite the Texian camps. New volunteers poured in, and several skirmishes ensued. A pivotal battle seemed inevitable. Just as the two armies seemed prepared to engage, General Houston unexpectedly ordered a withdrawal to the Brazos River resulting in panic among the civilian population and outrage among his troops and officers. From the time of the Texian Aamy withdrawal from Gonzales to the unexpected order to retreat from the Colorado, Sam Houston made some curious decisions, which deserve scrutiny. A day-by-day examination of events helps to ascertain Houston's mindset and offers some justifications for his decisions. Additionally, this book reviews the lives of some lesser known, yet influential individuals who contributed to the Texian's fight for freedom.

Author : United States. National Archives and Records Service
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 10 pages
Book Rating : 4.11/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Soldiers who Served During the Mexican War in Organizations from the State of Texas written by United States. National Archives and Records Service and published by . This book was released on 1959 with total page 10 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Philip Haythornthwaite
Publisher : Osprey Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780850456844
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.43/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Alamo and the War of Texan Independence 1835–36 written by Philip Haythornthwaite and published by Osprey Publishing. This book was released on 1992-03-26 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1823 Texas was opened to American settlement; over the next 12 years thousands took advantage of the opportunity. During this time the corrupt Santa Anna rose to power. A dishonest and ruthless politician, thief, compulsive gambler, opium addict and liar, he nevetheless gained a measure of popular support and set about destroying federalism. Conflict with the American settlers ('Texians') became inevitable, a conflict which included the legendary Battle of the Alamo. Philip Haythornwaite covers the story of the War of Texan Independence (1835-1936) in a volume backed by a wealth of illustrations and photographs, including eight full page colour plates by Paul Hannon

Author : Gregg Adams
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1472841689
Total Pages : 81 pages
Book Rating : 4.81/5 ( download)

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Download or read book US Soldier vs British Soldier written by Gregg Adams and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2021-02-18 with total page 81 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Between June 1812 and January 1815, US and British forces, notably the regular infantrymen of both sides (including the Canadian Fencibles Regiment), fought one another on a host of North American battlefields. This study examines the evolving role and combat performance of the two sides' regulars during the conflict, with particular reference to three revealing battles in successive years: Queenston Heights, Crysler's Farm, and Chippawa. Featuring full-color artwork and battle maps, this fully illustrated study investigates the US and British regular infantry's role, tactics, junior leadership, and combat performance on three battlefields of the War of 1812. The actions assessed here notably demonstrate the evolution of US regulars from their initial poor showing to an emerging professionalism that allowed them to face their British opponents on equal terms.

Author : Bruce Marshall
Publisher : Schiffer Military History
ISBN 13 : 9780764306822
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.20/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Uniforms of the Republic of Texas written by Bruce Marshall and published by Schiffer Military History. This book was released on 1999 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The uniforms worn by the military in the Republic of Texas from 1836 to 1846. Autographed copy.