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#06 MEXICAN WAR (Part the Second)
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Length:
35 minutes
Released:
Dec 24, 2012
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Podcast episode
Description
In which we continue our discussion of America's war with Mexico. We talk about the military action in California & New Mexico, then cover a battle in Congress over something called the Wilmot Proviso. Finally, we move back down to the Rio Grande, where Zachary Taylor captures Monterrey and then wins the hard-fought Battle of Buena Vista in February 1847.
Released:
Dec 24, 2012
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
#02 SLAVERY & POLITICS: In which we take a look back at American history to see how slavery, even from the colonial period, played a major role in shaping & defining the country's political landscape. by The Civil War & Reconstruction