Author: Louis PelzerPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Iowa
Languages : en
Pages : 306
Book Description
Marches of the Dragoons in the Mississippi Valley
Author: Louis PelzerKearny's Dragoons Out West
Author: Will GorenfeldPublisher: University of Oklahoma Press
ISBN: 0806156562
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 481
Book Description
Having banished eastern Native peoples to lands west of the Mississippi, President Andrew Jackson’s government by 1833 needed a new type of soldier to keep displaced Indians from returning home. And so the 1st Dragoons came into being. Will and John Gorenfeld tell their story—an epic of exploration, conquest, and diplomacy from the outposts of western history—in this book-length treatment of the force that became the U.S. Cavalry. The 1st Dragoons represented a new regiment of horsemen that drew on the combined skills and clashing visions of two types of leaders: old Indian killers and backwoodsmen such as loudmouth miner Henry Dodge; and straight-arrow battlefield veterans such as Stephen Watts Kearny, who had fought Redcoats in 1812 but now negotiated treaties with Indian tribes and enforced the new order of the West. Drawing on soldiers’ journals and other never-before-used sources, Kearny’s Dragoons Out West reconstructs this forgotten, often surprising moment in U.S. history. Under Kearny, the 1st Dragoons performed its mission through diplomacy and intimidation rather than violence, even protecting Indians from white settlers. Following the regiment up to the U.S.-Mexican War, when diplomacy gave way to open violence, this book introduces readers to future Civil War generals. Colorful characters appearing in these pages include Private Thomas Russell, a young attorney tricked by a horse thief into joining the army; James Hildreth, who authored two books on the 1st Dragoons; and English drill sergeant Long Ned Stanley, whose tenure in the 1st reveals much about American immigrants’ experience in 1833–48. The promises made in Kearny’s well-intentioned treaty making were ultimately broken. This detailed and in-depth look back at his legacy offers a glimpse of a lost world—and an intriguing turning point in the history of western expansion.
From Everglade to Cañon with the Second Dragoons
Author: Theo. F. RodenboughPublisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3385242517
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 570
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1875.
The Defense of the Western Frontier 1825-1840
Author: Roy Marvin RobbinsNapoleon’s Dragoons of the Imperial Guard
Author: Ronald PawlyPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1849088071
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 50
Book Description
Dressed in distinctive green uniforms and classically inspired copper helmets, the Dragoons of the Imperial Guard were raised in 1806 by the same criteria as other Guard units – by selection of picked, literate veterans from Line regiments who had six to ten years of service, and citations for bravery in at least two campaigns. The following year they were named Dragons de l'Impératrice in a unique compliment to the Empress Josephine. As a ceremonial regiment it enjoyed many privileges, but it also saw combat on a number of occasions, including the battles of Essling and Wagram (1809), the Russian campaign (1812, when it suffered severe losses), at Bautzen, Wachau and Leipzig (1813), in the 1814 Campaign of France, and at Ligny and Waterloo (1815).
Biennial Report
Author: State Historical Society of IowaPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 332
Book Description
Biennial Report of the Board of Curators of the State Historical Society of Iowa to the Governor of the State
Author: State Historical Society of IowaPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Iowa
Languages : en
Pages : 108
Book Description
South Dakota Historical Collections
Author: Campaign of 1870-1. The Operations of the Corps of General V. Werder. Compiled from the Official Documents by L. Löhlein. Translated by F. T. Maxwell
Author: Ludwig LOEHLEINMemoirs of the Civil War in Wales and the Marches
Author: John PhillipsPublisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3368843273
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 426
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1874.