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..., and while they were reloading their guns, the rest of the Americans might cross in safety. So when they were..., but did not kill any of the Americans. Then some others quickly went across in safety, though the Mexicans... were doing their l)cst to kill them. Their guns were soon empty, and then all the Americans rushed... across the street as had ){een planned. 1By evening, the Americans had come within two >( tares
... Cherubusco was stormed by the Americans. For bravery in this battle, Lee was brevetted lieutenant colonel.... The last of the forts that stood between the Americans and the city of Mexico was Chapultepec. Captain Lee.... Then the batteries boomed away at Chapultepec, day after day. The Mexicans were firing at the Americans too
... at the farm was too large to be driven away, and the only chance for the Americans to proceed seemed... until he found a narrow path, which was barely wide enough for a single mule to pass. The Americans.... There were not enough Americans in the division that had crossed the Pedrigal to take Contreras. A message
... 136 ROB), r E. LEE but he could not draw his sword on Virginia, his native State. He... be dear to Lee. "Save in defense of my native state," he wrote, "I never desire again to draw my sword... native State. With all my devotion to the Union -I have not been able to make up my mind to raise my hand
... many Americans with little danger to themselves. At the same time they swept the streetswith a heavy..., it was proposed that the Americans should bore their way through the houses instead of going through the open
... they had come to within about a hundred yards of the Americans and saw that they were not going to run..., they brought their horses to a walk. The Americans at once opened fire on them and poured such a volley
... to check the advance of the Americans, he had taken his position in it. His army was protected by deep... down on the Americans as they came up the one open way. It seemed almost impossible to get at Santa
... troops, which numbered from nine to fifteen thousand men, commanded by General Ampudia. The Americans
... of the Mexican government officers had left the city, the Americans had the palace and public buildings
... for the Americans. He was next ordered to help Bragg's artillery. With his men, he came up just in time to put
...." The fighting was over in about a week, and Vera Cruz had fallen into the hands of the Americans. General Scott
... and could hardly be crossed at all. So you see that it seemed for a second time that the Americans were
..., General Lee had already taken his place as one of the greatest, the best, and the noblest of all Americans
... and bring them up to be Americans." During one of his campaigns in Virginia, General Lee had taken a very
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