Wars of the Americas: A Chronology of Armed Conflict in the New World, 1492 to the PresentABC-CLIO, 1998 - 722 páginas Wars and military conflicts in North America, Central America, South America, and the Caribbean from the days of early European exploration to the present form the subject matter of this fascinating volume. Wars of the Americas also features a bibliography by chapter, a master bibliography by subject, and a detailed subject index. This highly readable work is appropriate for high school and undergraduate students, as well as for graduate students and scholars. - Maps illuminate place names and political boundaries, and historical maps and illustrations help place battles and events in geographical and historical perspective - Includes chapter bibliographies, a master bibliography by subject, and a detailed general subject index |
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... miles south of Machias ) by next evening . At sunrise on 10 September the in- vaders occupy Fort O'Brien - 5 miles away in San- born Cove without a struggle ; they take Machias an hour later . The entire state of Maine capitulates by 13 ...
... miles north of El Paso ) , finding perhaps 1,200 Mexican irregulars under Col. Ponce de León barring their path . After rebuffing a surrender de- mand , the better - armed Americans easily repel an ama- teurish cavalry charge ...
... mile chase before finally being overhauled and forced aground in ruins at 1:20 P.M. ( 70 miles west of Santiago , opposite Turquino Peak ) . All the Spanish ships are lost ; 323 crewmembers are killed , 151 are wounded , and 1,700 are ...
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Discovery and Conquest 14921572 | 1 |
Initial Contacts 14921498 | 2 |
Mainland Explorations 14981519 | 4 |
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Wars of the Americas [2 volumes]: A Chronology of Armed Conflict in the ... David F. Marley Sin vista previa disponible - 2008 |
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