Thornton's Luck : How America Almost Lost the Mexican-American War

Name: Thornton's Luck
Brand: Lone Star Books
SKU: 9781493025558
Price: 2550 KES
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ISBN: 9781493025558

by Lamont Wood

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Format Paperback / softback

ISBN-10 1493025554

ISBN-13 9781493025558

Publisher Lone Star Books

Imprint Lone Star Books

Country of Manufacture US

Country of Publication GB

Publication Date Jun 1st, 2017

Print length 216 Pages

Weight 358 grams

Dimensions 15.30 x 22.70 x 1.60 cms

Product Classification: History of the Americas Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900

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The first book on the Thornton Affair—a pivotal moment in the Mexican-American War and in the shaping of the U.S. and Mexico.

In April 1846, tensions between the U.S. and Mexico along the disputed border were high. About half of the U.S. Army, then tiny, was camped outside of Matamoros, Mexico, and rumors were flying that the much larger and better outfitted Mexican army was about to undertake efforts to remove the troops from their territory. Captain Seth Brett Thornton led his 2nd mounted dragoons on an expedition to try to confirm those rumors and gain intelligence about the military’s plans. He rode his command—which included about thirty percent of the Army’s mounted troops—straight into an ambush and lost his entire command. His ill luck both exposed the position of the Mexican army and escalated the events that would become known as the Mexican-American War.

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