The Guerilla Chief, and Other Tales

By Thomas Mayne Reid

Book Overview

"Agua por amor Dios, agua-aguita " (Water for the love of God, a little water ) I heard these words, as I lay in my tent, on the field of Cerro Gordo. It was the night after the battle bearing this name-fought between the American and Mexican armies in the month of April, 1847. The routed regiments of Santa Anna-saving some four thousand men captured upon the ground-had sought safety in flight, the greater body taking the main road to Jalapa, pursued by our victorious troops; while a large number, having sprawled down the almost perpendicular cliff that overhangs the "Rio del Plan" escaped, unperceived and unpursued, into the wild chapparals that cover the piedmont of Perot .

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1515165132
• ISBN13: 9781515165132
• Release Date: July 2015
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 94 Pages
• Weight: 0.53 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 8.5" x 11.0"