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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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Episode 35 — Once Upon A Time in Los Angeles, Part IV — A Tangled Web of Villainy
Episode 34 — Once Upon A Time in Los Angeles, Part III — Horse Stealin’
Episode 33 — Once Upon A Time In Los Angeles — Part II — The Lynching of David Brown
Episode 32 — Once Upon A Time In Los Angles — Part I/Introduction
Episode 31 — The Filibusters, Part III — The Jameson Raid
Episode 30 — The Filibusters, Part II — A Dreamer of the Day
Episode 29 — The Filibusters I — Spawned By The Frontier
Episode 28 — Pontiac’s War V — Endgame
Episode 27 — Pontiac’s War IV — The Horrors of War
Episode 26 — Pontiac’s War Part III — The Siege of Fort Detroit
Episode 25— Pontiac’s War — The Posts Fall
Episode 24 — Pontiac’s War — An Introduction
Episode 23 — Frederick Russell Burnham — Gold Rush, War and Fortune
Episode 22 — Frederick Russell Burnham — The Matabele Wars
Episode 21 — Frederick Russell Burnham — The Making of a Scout
Johannes Lodewikus Lee — African Hunter
Episode 19 — Frederick Courteney Selous, Part II — Soldier
Episode 18 — Frederick Courteney Selous, Hunter
Episode 17 — Coenraad de Buys, South African Frontiersman
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