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Mexican-American War 170th: Battle of Monterrey, Conclusion
This post wraps-up ECW’s 170th Anniversary coverage of the Battle of Monterrey. Click here for the other posts relating to the battle. For three days, the American and Mexican armies had fought for control of the city of Monterrey. Now, as American soldiers watched on, Gen. Pedro de Ampudia brought his defeated forces out of […]
Read more...Mexican-American War 170th: Battle of Monterrey, pt. 3
The past two days of action had led to this moment. Locked in combat on Sept. 21 and 22, the Mexican and American armies in Monterrey prepared for the final day of fighting. For Zachary Taylor, his lackluster decisions had caused extremely heavy casualties with little to show for it on the eastern side of […]
Read more...Mexican-American War 170th: Battle of Monterrey, pt. 2
In the wake of the bloody fighting around Monterrey, Mexico on Sept. 21, 1846 “a cold, chilly rain” began to fall on the combatants. As soldiers scurried for cover to get out of the deluge, Maj. Gen. Zachary Taylor sought to continue his advance against the city that extracted blood for every step taken.[1] The […]
Read more...Book Review: The Iron Dice of Battle: Albert Sidney Johnston and the Civil War in the West
The Iron Dice of Battle: Albert Sidney Johnston and the Civil War in the West. By Timothy B. Smith. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 2023. Hardcover, 248 pp. $39.95 Reviewed by Sean Michael Chick Albert Sidney Johnston is, for many, one of the great enigmas of the Civil War. The Confederacy’s highest ranking field […]
Read more...Mexican-American War 170th: Battle of Churubusco
Following his victory at Contreras/Padierna on the morning of August 20, 1847, General Winfield Scott looked to keep pressing towards Mexico City. By mid-morning, Scott had his divisions headed north towards the Churubusco River. Whereas the victory earlier that morning had been quick and decisive, the ensuing engagement at Churubusco would be a “terrific battle.”[1]
Read more...Mexican-American War 170th: Battle of Buena Vista
February 23, 1847: 170 years ago today, the mountain passes and gorges near the hacienda of Buena Vista filled with the ripping crackles of musketry and booming concussion of artillery. The day saw a numerically superior Mexican force throwing itself at American lines; the outcome of the battle could throw American operations in Mexico into […]
Read more...Mexican-American War 170th: The March on Monterrey
This past spring, Emerging Civil War started to cover the 170th Anniversaries of the Mexican-American War. But since the Battles of Palo Alto and Resaca de la Palma in May, the war hasn’t been mentioned. This was not an oversight, but rather, following in the footsteps of both competing armies, who did not do much […]
Read more...The “Mythical” Martin Scott
Emerging Civil War welcomes back Frank Jastrzembski Not many army officers serving in the U.S.-Mexican War had as much respect and experience as Lt. Colonel Martin Scott of Vermont. Scott established a solid reputation over three decades of army service for his valor, grit, and love for his country – not to mention his peculiar and […]
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