Not sure of the date but this was my Father's WWII outfit's first meetup with Russians near Berlin.
Posted on 04/25/2017 10:49:25 AM PDT by fugazi
1846: When Maj. Gen. (and future president) Zachary Taylor receives reports that Mexican forces – seeking to reclaim Texas – have crossed the Rio Grande, he dispatches two companies of dragoons (mounted infantry) to investigate. The American soldiers are ambushed by some 1,600 Mexican soldiers and those not killed are taken prisoner.
The Mexican-American War has begun.
1914: Navy lieutenant (future vice admiral) Patrick N.L. Bellinger flies the first naval combat mission when his AB-3 flying boat conducts reconnaissance of Veracruz and searches the Mexican harbor for mines. Bellinger also becomes the first American aviator to be fired upon by the enemy.
1944: When an Army Air Forces plane carrying wounded British soldiers goes down 100 miles behind Japanese lines in Burma, Lt. Carter Harmon conducts the first known military helicopter rescue. His YR-4B helicopter can carry only one passenger, so Harmon has to fly four trips to everyone back to safety.
1945: A U.S. Army reconnaissance patrol crosses the Elbe River and...
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So that is how the US War with Mexico began in 1846: “US, Soviet soldiers link up and the Mexican-American War begins.” Ah, the joys of time-travel and alternate history.
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What a crock. Polk took the land based on a fabricated attack. Ulysses Grant was an officer in the war and called it “America’s most evil war.” Lincoln called Polk a liar.
The worst part of the whole travesty was that the Yonkees took the part of Mexico with the good roads and water.
Not sure of the date but this was my Father's WWII outfit's first meetup with Russians near Berlin.
The Mexican war happened at a time when Mexico was disfunctional. ..oh, wait a minute... They still are disfunctional. Ok, but at that time they were ruled by Santa Ana, who was a dictator who took over Mexico following a revolution. Mexico has experienced a lot of revolutions. Having a Wall between the USA and Mexico would help prevent spill-over from the next Mexican revolution, civil war, or anarchy. LETS BUILD THE WALL.
“The Mexican war happened at a time when Mexico was disfunctional. ..oh, wait a minute... They still are disfunctional.”
What a racist thing to say about hispanic culture. Let’s look at all of the great things African culture has given the world... oh, wait, nevermind.
1944: When an Army Air Forces plane carrying wounded British soldiers goes down 100 miles behind Japanese lines in Burma, Lt. Carter Harmon conducts the first known military helicopter rescue. His YR-4B helicopter can carry only one passenger, so Harmon has to fly four trips to everyone back to safety.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sikorsky_R-4
Rick Monday rescues the flag. Love Tommy Lasorda in this video. No surprise that Ken Burns omitted Monday’s flag rescue in his Baseball documentary series.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=73_wd91qk50
Well, let’s see... When Santa Anna declared himself dictator of Mexico, quite a few of the Mexican states immediately seceded from the Mexican Federation. Santa Anna overthrew all of these except TEXAS which thrashed him and remained an independent nation.
Meanwhile, the USA and CANADA are about to go to fist city over the Oregon Territories.
Enter the most powerful nation in the world, GREAT BRITAIN who controls Canada, and who recognizes TEXAS as a nation with the Rio Grande as the southern border.
Britain proposes a treaty between GB, Canada, Texas and Mexico against the USA.
This so horrified the Texans they immediately demanded statehood with the USA which is granted and the US rushes troops to the Rio Grande, the border recognized by Britain.
Mexico is not happy and begins their plans for reconquest, and fails.
The US recognizes the “back door” to the USA is open from the West, so they make Mexico a deal they could not refuse. In exchange for GOLD, Mexico gives up all claim to the western regions of the USA. Later they give even more gold for the Gadsden Purchase.
The Oregon question sorts itself out and the USA retains it.
So we did steal the land!
Just like they made us vote for Trump last year.
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