The Frontier Partisans Podcast
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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
Graphics by Lynn Woodward, Woodward Creative
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Episode 15 — Jim Bridger Part II — Scout
Episode 14 — Jim Bridger — Mountain Man
Episode 13 — Simon Girty Part III — The Operator
Episode 12 — Simon Girty — American Renegade — Part II — The Patriot
Episode 11 — Simon Girty — American Renegade — Part I
Episode 10 — The Highland Scots: A Frontier People — Part V — The Legend of Rob Roy MacGregor
Episode 9 — The Highland Scots: A Frontier People — Part IV
Episode 8 — The Highland Scots: A Frontier People — Part III
Episode 7 — The Highland Scots: A Frontier People — Part II
Episode 6 — The Highland Scots: A Frontier People, Part I
Episode 5 — Kit Carson — Roundup
Episode 4 — Kit Carson, Solider
Episode 3 — Kit Carson, Explorer
Episode 2 — Kit Carson, Mountain Man
Episode 1 — Kit Carson's People
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