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Sunday Jun 23, 2024
Sunday Jun 23, 2024
Captain Leander H. McNelly and 26 Texas Rangers crossed the Rio Grande to recover a herd of stolen cattle in November of 1875. They were defying the odds — and international law. McNelly had a mission, and he was willing to risk his own life, the lives of his Rangers, and war with Mexico to accomplish it.
Further reading:
Texas Seizes Large Sanctuary Island in Campaign Against Cartels
Taming the Nueces Strip, by George Durham
Follow Me To Hell: McNelly’s Texas Rangers and the Rise of Frontier Justice, by Tom Clavin
Cult of Glory: The Bold And Brutal History of The Texas Rangers, by Doug J. Swanson
https://thoughtsfromafar.blog/2018/08/26/the-red-raid-1875/
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