CONTENTS |
Page |
Preface |
ix |
Prologue |
3 |
1. |
The Vasquez Raid |
9 |
2. |
The Withdrawal of Texan Military Forces from San Antonio |
32 |
3. |
The Mexican Advance along the Lower Route |
39 |
4. |
The Withdrawal of Vasquez |
47 |
5. |
Texans Rally To Defend the Frontier |
55 |
6. |
Houston Assumes the Offensive To Appease Texans |
104 |
7. |
Preparing the Navy for Offensive Operations |
117 |
8. |
Recruitment of Men and Supplies from the United States |
133 |
9. |
The Army on the Frontier |
165 |
10. |
The Failure of the Republic's Efforts To Fit Out an Invading Army |
211 |
11. |
The Battle of Lipantitlán |
229 |
12. |
The "War Bill" |
255 |
13. |
Conditions on the Texas-Mexican Frontier during the
Late Summer, 1842 |
280 |
14. |
The Mexicans Again Seize San Antonio |
297 |
15. |
The Battle of Salado |
335 |
16. |
The Dawson Fight |
364 |