The Mexican-American War 1846-48

by Philip R.N. Katcher

'There never was so fine an American army, ' wrote second-lieutenant, John Sedgwick, in describing the troops under Major-General Zachary Taylor in 1846. Another then second-lieutenant, destined to see many more armies; U.S. Grant, also thought highly of them: 'The rank and file were probably inferior ... to the volunteers that participated in all the later battles of the war; but they were brave men, and then drill and discipline brought out all...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0850452538
• ISBN13: 9780850452532
• Release Date: May 1989
• Publisher: Osprey Publishing (UK)
• Length: 48 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 7.2" x 9.9"