New Mexico in the Mexican-American War

By Ray John de Aragón

Book Overview

Though often called The Bloodless Conflict, the establishment of New Mexico as a U.S. territory was anything but bloodless.

The Mexican-American War brought ferocious battles, brutal sieges, guerrilla warfare and scorched earth tactics. More than three hundred Mexican and American forces were killed or wounded in a single battle near Santa Fe. During the Taos Revolt, Governor Charles Bent was scalped and murdered in his home, and American forces fired cannons into a church where Pueblos and Mexicans sought refuge. Soldiers destroyed entire villages like Los Valles, killing or forcing residents to flee. Author Ray John de Arag n recounts these and other dramatic stories behind the birth of the Land of Enchantment.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1467141313
• ISBN13: 9781467141314
• Release Date: April 2019
• Publisher: History Press
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 8.9"