HeyJaredThe American Southwest
This is a podcast of the people, places, and things of the American West. Think cowboys and Indians, bison and cactus, national parks and ghost towns, Mormons and prospectors, nukes and aliens, Tombstone, the Anasazi, Route 66, and everything in between.
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The Mexican War: The Battle of Monterrey, Part 5 (opens the original)
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This is the fifth episode in my ongoing series over the Mexican War of 1846-1848. In this episode I extensively cover the incredible and incredibly bloody three day battle of Monterrey, Mexico. Taylor and his army of Regulars and Volunteers attack the heavily fortified city from the east and the west simultaneously as the Mexicans put up extremely stiff resistance. Sam (Ulysses S) Grant, Jefferson Davis, Longstreet, Worth, Meade, Dirty Shirt Scurry, Thomas Green, Samuel Walker, McCulloch, Jack H
The Mexican War: An Adventure in Imperialism, Part 4 (opens the original)
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In this episode, I cover the capture of Dragoons by Mexican forces which kicks off the War itself. I then go into detail about the first two battles of Palo Alto and Resaca de la Palma before covering the arrival of the volunteers, the horrid conditions in camp, the politics in Washington DC, and the eventual march to Monterrey. The Texas Rangers, Jefferson Davis, Winfield Scott, and many more are introduced in this episode
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