Thornton's Luck : How America Almost Lost the Mexican-American War
by
Lamont Wood
Book Details
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 AmericasModern 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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