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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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Music: Blue Frontier by Jim Cornelius
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Episode 55 — Tales of the Rangers, Part V — Ben McCulloch
Episode 54 — Tales of the Rangers, Part IV — Mustang Gray
Episode 53 — Tales of the Rangers, Part III — Tougher Than Leather
Episode 52 — Tales of the Rangers, Part II — The Captivity of John Stark
Episode 51 — Tales of the Rangers — Lovewell’s Fight
Episode 50 — The Mexican Game of Thrones, Part VI — Better To Die On Your Feet Than Live On Your Knees
Episode 49 — The Mexican Game of Thrones, Part V — Pancho Villa’s Last Ride
Episode 48 — The Mexican Game of Thrones, Part IV — The Epic Fall of Pancho Villa
Episode 47 — The Mexican Game of Thrones, Part III — The Rise of Pancho Villa
Episode 46 — The Mexican Game of Thrones Part II — Pascual Orozco: Hero & Traitor
Episode 45 — The Mexican Game of Thrones Part I — The Coming of the Revolution
Episode 44 — King Philip’s War Part VII — Apocalypse 1676
Episode 43 — King Philip’s War Part VI — Capt. Benjamin Church & The Endgame
Episode 42 — King Philip’s War Part V — The Turning of the Tide
Episode 41 — King Philip’s War — Part IV — The Great Swamp Fight
Episode 40 — King Philip’s War — Part III — The War Spreads
Episode 39 — King Philip’s War — Part II — First Blood
Episode 38 — King Philip’s War — Part I
Episode 37 — Once Upon A Time in Los Angeles, Part VI — Tiburcio Vasquez: A Corrido of Dust and Dreams
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