How To Use Mexican war In A Sentence
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He enlisted as a private in the Mexican War.
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His opposition to the policy of militant nationalism which inspiredthe Mexican War had, he believed, ruined his political hopes; and living constantly with the great unhewn stones of his ambition,he was often betrayed, in the early fifties, into a moroseness or dejection of temper, for he saw no way either to rid himselfof his ambitious desires or to put them to a constructive use.
FORGE OF EMPIRES 1861-1871
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Braxton, who succeeded as post commander, knew that in European armies and in the old Mexican War days the aiguillette was ordinarily the distinctive badge of general officers or those empowered to give orders in their name.
Waring's Peril
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A city of south-central Mexico, a suburb of Mexico City. On February 2, 1848, a treaty ending the Mexican War was signed here. Population, 88,537.
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This one - term president's Mexican War land grab gave us California, Texas, and the Southwest.
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The time was ripe, as the Mexican War had opened a vast area of Western territory for expansion.
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Hill served in the Mexican War and the Seminole Wars; his 1859 marriage to Kitty Morgan was a happy one that produced four daughters.
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During his life he spoke out against the Mexican War and the subjugation of Native America, and campaigned in favor of bioregionalism and the protection of animals and wild areas, but the political issue that roused his indignation more than any other was slavery.
Henry David Thoreau
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I'm not talking about the little boys and the Mexican War veterans.
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Then in 1846, with the Mexican War (1846-48) under way, the U.S. government ordered 1,000 Colt revolvers.
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A city of northeast Mexico southwest of Monterrey. It was founded in1575 and occupied by Zachary Taylor's forces during the Mexican War. Population, 284, 937.
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The commander, Colonel George Wright, who had been promoted to the colonelcy of the regiment upon its organization the previous year, had seen much active duty since his graduation over thirty years before, serving with credit in the Florida and Mexican wars.
She Makes Her Mouth Small & Round & Other Stories
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S. Army. He directed operations during the Mexican War and led the U. S. invasion at Veracruz and the victory at the Battle of Cerro Gordo.
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A city of northeast Mexico southwest of Monterrey. It was founded in1575 and occupied by Zachary Taylor's forces during the Mexican War. Population, 284, 937.
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A city of northeast Mexico southwest of Monterrey. It was founded in1575 and occupied by Zachary Taylor's forces during the Mexican War. Population, 284, 937.
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He served with distinction in the Mexican war and was promoted captain in 1856.
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The US-Mexican War of 1846-48 was sparked by a dispute over impending Texas statehood.
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The first national law came in 1848 during the Mexican War.
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A midshipman in the U.S. Navy at sixteen, young Porter commanded his first ship at thirty-three during the Mexican War.
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It was our Mexican War that began after the annexation of Texas and ended with the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo.
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The thirty-seven-year-old Jackson had been graduated from West Point in 1846, and served in the Mexican War, earning brevets of captain and major.
Cavalryman of the Lost Cause
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The careers of both men had been undistinguished between the Mexican War and the American Civil War.
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A city of northeast Mexico east of Matamoros. Founded in 1579, the city was captured (September 1846) by Zachary Taylor's forces during the Mexican War. Population, 1,090,099.
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This one - term president's Mexican War land grab gave us California, Texas, and the Southwest.
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Romans invoked ancient Neolithic fetial law -- which looks a lot like our hallowed rituals (going back to the Mexican War) and the rehearsed run-up to Iraq.
The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com
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In the Mexican War U. S. forces led by Zachary Taylor defeated a Mexican army commanded by Santa Anna on February 22-23, 847.
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He had served on the staff of General Winfield Scott during the Mexican War, earning three brevets or temporary promotions for gallantry and distinguished conduct.
Cavalryman of the Lost Cause
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Following the Mexican War, the United States in 1848 annexed most of the region, rounding out the border in 1853 with the Gadsden Purchase.
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Polk considered this “highly censurable”—evidence that Scott and his allies would “throw every obstacle in the way of my prosecuting the Mexican War successfully.”
A Country of Vast Designs
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Soon after being shipped out to the Mexican War, the Killers physically overthrew the captain of their unit and replaced him with McMullen.
A Renegade History of the United States
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He was commissioned into the US army just in time to see action in the final battles of the Mexican war.
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He fought in most major engagements of the Mexican war.
