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Thursday Feb 22, 2024
Episode 56 — Tales of the Rangers, Part VI — The Road to Mexico City
Thursday Feb 22, 2024
Thursday Feb 22, 2024
In 1847, General Winfield Scott landed an American Army at the port of Veracruz and pushed west to take Mexico City. The Texas Rangers under Col. John Coffee Hays were tasked with counter-guerrilla operations to keep the vital supply line between Veracruz and Mexico City open.
Sources:
Mixed Blessing: The Role of the Texas Rangers in the Mexican War, 1846-1848, Masters Thesis by Major Ian B. Lyles
Cult of Glory: The Bold & Brutal History of the Texas Rangers by Doug J. Swanson
Lone Star Justice: The First Century of the Texas Rangers by Robert M. Utley
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