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The God of War hates those who hesitate. -- Euripedes |
The Rogue's MarchThe Rogue's March is one of the best books I have read of late regarding the Mexican War. Rather than go into the war itself, it follows a Mexican Army unit through the war known as the San Patricio Battalion. They were all Irish deserters from the American army with some Polish and German as well. They fought against the US for a variety of reasons, but chief amongst them was the fact that they did not like fighting Mexico which was of the same religion (Catholicism) The nativists of the time had many men in the US Army officer corps and they treated the Irish with great distain because of their religion. Added: Monday, September 02, 2002 Reviewer: Tamaroa Score:  Related web link: hits: 6682 Language: eng |
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Confederates broke through the Union lines at the Battle of Gaines’ Mill on the third day of the Seven Days Battle in Virginia.
1864: Union General William T. Sherman launches a major attack on Confederate General Joseph Johnstons army at the Battle of Kennesaw Mountain in Georgia. 1916: The 4th Marine Regiment defeated Dominican rebels in a stand-up bayonet attack. 1927: The U.S. Marines adopted the English bulldog as their mascot. 1940: The Germans set up two-way radio communication in their newly occupied French territory, employing their most sophisticated coding machine, Enigma, to transmit information. 1944: American forces of 7th Corps (part of US 1st Army) complete the capture of Cherbourg. 1945: On Luzon, units of the US 37th Division, part of US 1st Corps, reach Aparri, on the north coast. 1945: The American carrier USS Bunker Hill is struck by a Kamikaze plane, killing 373 men. 1950: President Harry S. Truman announces that he is ordering U.S. air and naval forces to South Korea to aid the democratic nation in repulsing an invasion by communist North Korea. 1950: Just two days after communist North Korean forces invaded South Korea, the United Nations Security Council approves a resolution put forward by the United States calling for armed force to repel the North Korean invaders. |
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