 | John Frost - 1848 - 394 էջ
...described by SC Reid, Esq., in his work on the Scouting Expeditions of McCulloch's Texas Rangers. " Every street was barricaded with heavy works of masonry, the walls being some three or four feet thick, (271) Street fight in Monterey. with embrasures for one or more guns which raked the streets; the walls... | |
 | 1850 - 592 էջ
...Texas Rangers," gives this vivid account of the street-fight in which Worth's men were engaged : — "Every street was barricaded with heavy works of masonry,...were covered with troops, who were sheltered behind paraP*ts some four feet high, upon which were piled sand-bags for their hetter protection, and from... | |
 | Jacob K. Neff - 1851 - 610 էջ
...Monterey. One of the many terrible scenes which ensued, is thus described by an eye-witness, Mr. Reid: Every street was barricaded with heavy works of masonry,...with embrasures for one or more guns, which raked the L streets ; the walls of gardens and sides of houses were all loopholed for musketry ; the tops of... | |
 | Mexican war - 1860 - 566 էջ
...Texas Rangers," gives this vivid account of the street-fight in which Worth's men were engaged : — "Every street was barricaded with heavy works of masonry,...parapets some four feet high, upon which were piled sand-bags for their better protection, and from which they showered down a hurricane of balls. " Between... | |
 | 1860 - 557 էջ
...Worth's men were engaged : — " Every street was barricaded with heavy works of masonry, the wails being some three or four feet thick, with embrasures...parapets some four feet high, upon which were piled sand-bags for their better protection, and from which they showered down a hurricane of balls. " Between... | |
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Samuel C. Reid, in his excellent work, " Scouting Expeditions of the Texas Rangers," gives this vivid account of the street-fight in which Worth's men were engaged : — "Every street was barricaded with heavy works of masonry, the walls being some three... 