The War with Mexico/Volume 1/Maps, Conspectus and Spanish
MAPS AND PLANS IN VOLUME ONE
As equally good sources disagree sometimes, a few inconsistencies are unavoidable. Numerous errors have been corrected. An asterisk indicates an unpublished original. Statements, cited in the notes, have also been used.
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| 1. | Mexico in 1919. Based upon standard maps | xxii |
| 2. | Profile of the Route between Vera Cruz and Mexico Drawn by Lieut, Hardcastle (Sen. Ex. Doc. 1; 30 Cong., 1 sess.). | 2 |
| 3. | Matamoros and Fort Brown | 159 |
| Sketch map based on a *map drawn by Luis Berlandier, Arista's chief engineer (War Dept. Mexico) : Meade, Letters, i, 73: McCall, Letters, 444; New Orleans Picayune, June 28, 1846; *sketch by Mansfield, Taylor's chief engineer (War Dept, Washington); and an anonymous plan (Mass Hist. Society). | ||
| 4. | Fort Brown to Brazos Island | 162 |
| Sketch man based principally upon the map in Apuntes para la Historia de la Guerra entre México y los Estados-Unidos and a map by Eaton of Third Infantry (Ho. Ex. Doc, 209; 29 Cong., 1 sess.). | ||
| 5. | Battle of Palo Alto | 164 |
| Sketch map drawn by a U. S. army officer. Based an Eaton's plan (Ho. Ex. Door, 209; 29 Congr, 1 5e. ; a *sketch by Berlandier (War Dept. Mexico); Apuntes; México á través de los Siglos, iv. 562; El Republicano (Berlandier): a map in Campaña contra los Norte Americanos; a map by Lieut. Dobbins in Life of General Taylor: and Journal of Milit. Service Institution, xli, 96. | ||
| 6. | Battle of Resaca de la Palma (i.e. Resaca de Guerrero) | 170 |
| Sketch map based on Apuntes; New Orleans Picayune, June 25. 1846. from official drawings; a plan by Dobbins in Life of General Taylor; a map in Campaña contra, etc.; a plan by Berlandier in El Republicano: a plan by Eaton (Ho. Ex. Doc. 209; 29 Cong., l sass.); French. Two Wars, 52; and Journal Of Milit. Service Insti., xli. 100. | ||
| 7. | From Matamoros to Monterey | 210 |
| Based on an official Mexican map prepared by the Fomento Dept. and on Gen. Arista‘s map. | ||
| 8. | Battles of Monterey: General Map | 232 |
| Based on *three plans drawn by Lieut. Gardner from surveys of Lieut. Scarritt (War Dept., Washington); Picayune Extra, Nov. 19, 1846 (Lieut. Benjamin); a *drawing by Adjutant Heiman (Tennessee Hist. Society); a map in Apuntes; and a plan by Balbontín (Invasión Americana). | | |
| 9. | Battles of Monterey. Central Operations | 240 |
| Based on the same sources as No. 8 supra | ||
| 10. | General Wool’s March | 271 |
| Based on reconnaissances of Capt. Hughes. Lieut. Sitgreaves, and Lieut. Franklin (Sen. Ex. Doc. 32; 31 Cong., 1 sess.). | ||
| 11. | Tampico and Its Environs | 276 |
| Based on a sketch by Lee and Gilmer (War Dept., Washington); and a Fomento Dept. Map (see No. 7 supra). | ||
| 12. | General Kearny’s March to Santa Fe | 287 |
| From a sketch drawn by A. Wislizenus (Sen. Misc. Doc. 26; 30 Cong., 1 sess.). | ||
| 13. | El Paw to Rosales, Mexico | 305 |
| From U. S. War College map. Washington. | ||
| 14. | Battle of Sacramento | 307 |
| Based on a map in Sen. Ex. Doc. 1; 30 Cong., l sess. and plan in Mexico á través de los Siglos, iv, 644. | ||
| 15. | California in 1846 | 316 |
| Based on a map in Sen. Ex. Doc. 1; 30 Cong., 1 sess. | ||
| 16. | Northern California | 317 |
| From a sketch by Lieut. Derby (Sen. Ex. Doc. 18; 31 Cong., 1 sess.) and recent maps. | ||
| 17. | Fight at San Pascual | 341 |
| From a plan in Sen. Ex. Doc. 1; 30 Cong., 1 sess. | ||
| 18. | Fight near Los Angeles | 344 |
| From a plan in Sen. Ex. Doc. 1; 30 Cong, 1 sess. | ||
| 19. | General Patterson's March | 360 |
| From a map in Ho. Ex. Doc. 13; 31 Cong., 2 sess. | ||
| 20. | From Mexico City to Agua Nueva | 381 |
| From a Fomento Dept. map. | ||
| 21. | From Monterey to La Encarnación | 382 |
| Based on a map in Rápida Ojeada sobre la Campaña, etc.; and a *sketch by Lee and Gilmer (War Dept., Washington). | ||
| 22. | Battle of Buena Vista | 387 |
| Based on map drawn by Capt. Linnard from the surveys of Capt. Linnard and Lieuts. Pope and Franklin (Sen. Ex. Doc. 1; 30 Cong., 1 sess.); *two plans by the same officers (War Dept., Washington); a *map based on a sketch by Dr. Vanderlinden chief Mexican surgeon (War Dept., Mexico); a map by Balbontín (Invasión Americana); a *map drawn by Stanislaus Lasselle (Indiana State Library); a plan by Lieut. Green (Scribner, Campaign in Mexico); *Croquis para la intelligencia de la Batalla de la Angostura (War Dept., Washington). | ||
| CONSPECTUS OF EVENTS | |
| 1845 | |
| March. | The United States determines to annex Texas; W. S. Parrott sent to conciliate Mexico. |
| July. | Texas consents; Taylor proceeds to Corpus Christi. |
| Oct. 17. | Larkin appointed a confidential agent in California. |
| Nov. 10. | Slidell ordered to Mexico. |
| Dec. 20. | Slidell rejected by Herrera. |
| 1846 | |
| Jan. 13. | Taylor ordered to the Rio Grande. |
| Mar. 8. | Taylor marches from Corpus Christi. |
| 21. | Slidell finally rejected by Paredes |
| 28. | Taylor reaches the Rio Grande. |
| Apr. 25. | Thornton attacked. |
| May 8. | Battle of Palo Alto. |
| 9. | Battle of Resaca de la Palma. |
| 13. | The war bill becomes a law. |
| June 5. | Kearny’s march to Santa Fe begins. |
| July 7. | Monterey, California, occupied. |
| 14. | Camargo occupied. |
| Aug. 4. | Paredes overthrown. |
| 7. | First attack on Alvarado. |
| 13. | Los Angeles, California, occupied. |
| 16. | Santa Anna lands at Vera Cruz. |
| 18. | Kearny takes Santa Fe. |
| 19. | Taylor advances from Camargo. |
| Sept. 14. | Santa Anna enters Mexico City. |
| 20 - 24. | Operations at Monterey, Mex. |
| 22 - 23. | Insurrection in California precipitated. |
| 23. | Wool’s advance from San Antonio begins. |
| 25. | Kearny leaves Santa Fe for California. |
| Oct. 8. | Santa Anna arrives at San Luis Potosi. |
| Oct. 15. | Second attack on Alvarado. |
| 24. | San Juan Bautista captured by Perry. |
| 28. | Tampico evacuated by Parrodi. |
| 29. | Wool occupies Monclova. |
| Nov. 15. | Tampico captured by Conner. |
| 16 | Saltillo occupied by Taylor. |
| 18 | Scott appointed to command the Vera Cruz expedition. |
| Dec. 5. | Wool occupies Parras. |
| 6. | Kearny's fight at San Pascual. |
| 25. | Doniphan’s skirmish at El Brazito. |
| 27. | Scott reaches Brazos Id. |
| 29. | Victoria occupied. |
| 1847 | |
| Jan. 3. | Scott orders troops from Taylor. |
| 8. | Fight at the San Gabriel, Calif. |
| 9. | Fight near Los Angeles, Calif. |
| 10. | Mexican law regarding Church property. |
| 28. | Santa Anna's march against Taylor begins. |
| Feb. 5. | Taylor places himself at Agua Nueva. |
| 19. | Scott reaches Tampico. |
| 22-23 | Battle of Buena Vista. |
| 27. | Insurrection at Mexico begins. |
| 28. | Battle of Sacramento. |
| Mar. 9. | Scott lands near Vera Cruz. |
| 29. | Vera Cruz occupied. |
| 30. | Operations in Lower California opened. |
| Apr. 8 | Scott’s advance from Vera Cruz begins. |
| 18. | Battle of Cerro Gordo; Tuxpán captured by Perry. |
| 19. | Jalapa occupied. |
| May 15. | Worth enters Puebla. |
| June 6. | Trist opens negotiations through the British legation. |
| 16. | San Juan Bautista again taken. |
| Aug. 7. | The advance from Puebla begins. |
| 20. | Battles of Contreras and Churubusco. |
| Aug. 24-Sept. 7. Armistice. | |
| Sept. 8. | Battle of Molino del Rey. |
| 13. | Battle of Chapultepec; the “siege” of Puebla begins |
| 14. | Mexico City occupied. |
| 22. | Peña y Peña assumes the Presidency. |
| Oct. 9. | Fight at Huamantla. |
| 20. | Trist reopens negotiations. |
| Nov. 11. | Mazatlán occupied by Shubrick. |
| 1848 | |
| Feb. 2. | Treaty of peace signed. |
| Mar. 4-5. | Armistice ratified. |
| 10. | Treaty accepted by U. S. Senate. |
| May 19, 24. Treaty accepted by Mexican Congress. | |
| 30. | Ratifications of the treaty exchanged. |
| June 12. | Mexico City evacuated. |
| July 4. | Treaty proclaimed by President Polk. |
THE PRONUNCIATION OF SPANISH
The niceties of the matter would be out of place here, but a few general rules may prove helpful.
A as in English “ah”; e, at the end of a syllable, like a in “fame,” otherwise like e in “let”; i like i in “machine”; o, at the end of a syllable, like o in “go,” otherwise somewhat like o in “lot”; u like u in "rude" (but, unless marked with two dots, silent between g or q and e or i); y like ee in “feet.”
C like k (but, before e and i, like [1] th in “thin”); ch as in “child”; g as in “go” (but, before e and i, like a harsh h); h silent; j like a harsh h; ll like [2] lli in “million”; ñ like ni in “onion”; qu like k; r is sounded with a vibration (trill) of the tip of the tongue (rr a longer and more forcible sound of the same kind); s as in “sun”; x like an in “box” (but, in “México” and a few other names, like Spanish j); z like [1]th in “thin.”
Words bearing no mark of accentuation are stressed on the last syllable if they end in any consonant except n or s, but on the syllable next to the last if they end in n, s or a vowel.
Map of Mexico and the surrounding area