Download or read book The Guerilla Chief and Other Tales written by Mayne Reid and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2019-12-17 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'The Guerilla Chief, and Other Tales' is a novel written by Mayne Reid. The story begins as the narrator is describing the aftermath of the Battle of Cerro Gordo, which was fought between the American and Mexican armies in April 1847. The defeated Mexican army, led by Santa Anna, had fled and escaped into the wilderness, with Santa Anna at the head of the retreat. He laments that they had the opportunity to capture Santa Anna, but due to the cowardice of their superior officer, they were not allowed to do so and missed the chance to gain fame and bring justice to Mexico.
Download or read book The Guerilla Chief and Other Tales written by Mayne Reid and published by . This book was released on 1867 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book The Guerilla Chief and Other Tales written by Mayne Reid and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2015-06-26 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Guerilla Chief and Other Tales "Agua! por amor Dios, agua - aguita!" (Water! for the love of God, a little water!) I heard these words, as I lay in my tent, on the field of Cerro Gordo. It was the night after the battle bearing this name - fought between the American and Mexican armies in the month of April, 1847. The routed regiments of Santa Anna - saving some four thousand men captured upon the ground - had sought safety in flight, the greater body taking the main road to Jalapa, pursued by our victorious troops; while a large number, having sprawled down the almost perpendicular cliff that overhangs the "Rio del Plan" escaped, unperceived and unpursued, into the wild chapparals that cover the piedmont of Peroté. Among these last was the lame tyrant himself, or rather should I say, at their head leading the retreat. This has always been his favourite position at the close of a battle that has gone against him; and a score of such defeats can be recorded. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book The Guerilla Chief and Other Tales written by Томас Майн Рид and published by Litres. This book was released on 2022-05-15 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Guerilla Chief written by Captain Mayne Reid and published by . This book was released on 1865 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book The Guerilla Chief and Other Tales With Illustrations written by Mayne Reid and published by . This book was released on 1871 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Guerilla Chief written by Mayne Reid and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2013-07-12 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Agua! por amor Dios, agua-aguita!" (Water! for the love of God, a little water!) I heard these words, as I lay in my tent, on the field of Cerro Gordo. It was the night after the battle bearing this name-fought between the American and Mexican armies in the month of April, 1847. The routed regiments of Santa Anna-saving some four thousand men captured upon the ground-had sought safety in flight, the greater body taking the main road to Jalapa, pursued by our victorious troops; while a large number, having sprawled down the almost perpendicular cliff that overhangs the "Rio del Plan" escaped, unperceived and unpursued, into the wild chapparals that cover the piedmont of Perote. Among these last was the lame tyrant himself, or rather should I say, at their head leading the retreat. This has always been his favourite position at the close of a battle that has gone against him; and a score of such defeats can be recorded. I could have captured him on that day but for the cowardice of a colonel who had command over me and mine. I alone, of all the American army, saw Santa Anna making his escape from the field, and in such a direction that I could without difficulty have intercepted his retreat. With the strength of a corporal's guard, I could have taken both him and his glittering staff; but even this number of men was denied me, and nolens volens was I constrained to forego the pleasure of taking prisoner this truculent tyrant, and hanging him to the nearest tree, which, as God is my judge, I should most certainly have done. Through the imbecility of my superior officer, I lost the chance of a triumph calculated to have given me considerable fame; while Mexico missed finding an avenger. Strictly speaking, I was not in the engagement of Cerro Gordo."
Download or read book The Guerilla Chief written by Mayne Reid and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2014-06-05 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Agua! por amor Dios, agua—aguita!” (Water! for the love of God, a little water!)I heard these words, as I lay in my tent, on the field of Cerro Gordo.It was the night after the battle bearing this name—fought between the American and Mexican armies in the month of April, 1847.The routed regiments of Santa Anna—saving some four thousand men captured upon the ground—had sought safety in flight, the greater body taking the main road to Jalapa, pursued by our victorious troops; while a large number, having sprawled down the almost perpendicular cliff that overhangs the “Rio del Plan” escaped, unperceived and unpursued, into the wild chapparals that cover the piedmont of Peroté.Among these last was the lamé tyrant himself, or rather should I say, at their head leading the retreat. This has always been his favourite position at the close of a battle that has gone against him; and a score of such defeats can be recorded.
Download or read book The Rebel Chief a Tale of Guerilla Life written by Aimard Gustave and published by Hardpress Publishing. This book was released on 2016-06-23 with total page 428 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.
Download or read book The Rebel Chief A Tale of Guerilla Life written by Gustave Aimard (pseud. [i.e. Olivier Gloux.]) and published by . This book was released on 1875 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book The Rebel Chief A Tale of Guerilla Life written by Gustave Aimard and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2019-12-20 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'The Rebel Chief: A Tale of Guerilla Life' is a romance-adventure novel written by Gustave Aimard. The story begins by introducing us two horsemen, both well-armed, who are riding through Mexico and come across the beautiful landscape of Las Cumbres. They stop to admire the view and rest by a stream, chatting and smoking cigars. One of the horsemen is described as an older man with marked features, black sparkling eyes, and an intelligent countenance. The other is younger and has a handsome, open face and a gentle expression. They are both dressed as wealthy hacienderos and are on their way to Puebla de los Ángeles from Orizaba.
Download or read book The Giraffe Hunters written by Mayne Reid and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2019-12-06 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Giraffe Hunters" by Mayne Reid is meant to give readers an idea of what went into the big-game hunts in Africa in the 19th century. Crossing Africa's landscape brings many adventures along with it, which can shock and surprise adventurers from Europe. Written in a unique way that introduces the men in the hunting party and their peculiar experiences in the congo, this book is a thrilling adventure for modern readers to this day.
