New Mexico in the Mexican-American War
- ISBN-10
- 1439666644
- ISBN-13
- 9781439666647
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 144
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2019-04-15
- Publisher
- Arcadia Publishing
- Author
- Ray John de Aragon
Description
Establishing 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 Aragón recounts these and other dramatic stories behind the birth of the Land of Enchantment.
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