The Mexican forces would have early success with two divisions attacking the left flank where the 2nd Indiana infantry would take the brunt of the attack. As was the new tactic of the time, there was a three-gun battery out in front of the 2nd lead by Lt. John O’Brien. O’Brien and his men fought valiantly with destructive canister fires until the infantry to his rear broke ranks and fled. At which time he and his men would tactically retreat leaving behind a single four-pounder that would fall into the hands of the enemy. It was not until the Mexican army had reached the Americans final defensive line (fallback position) that they were halted and forced to retreat in defeat by accurate and continuous fires from the…
Boss tweed William marcy tweed AKA boss tweed was born on april 3,1823 in new york. In tweeds earlier years he worked as a bookkeeper and volunteer firefighter. In 1851 he ran for the second time as alderman and garnered enough votes to take the position. After being elected to a new bipartisan board of supervisors in 1856 he had contingency to acquire which allowed him to place his hand picked cronies.…
Juan N. Seguin was a man that will be remembered by history for being a heroic Tejano, and this is his story. Juan N. Seguin - Juan Nepomuceno Seguin was born on October 27, 1806, in San Antonio de Bexar, Province of Texas, Viceroyalty of New Spain, to Juan José María Erasmo Seguin and Maria Josefa Becerra. In Juan’s life, Juan begun his long career of public service at a young age. Juan helped run and manage his mother’s post office while his father served in the Mexican congress. Juan’s father was the postmaster of early San Antonio.…
NAGPRA is an acronym for the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act of 1990. NAGPRA was established to consolidate native and nonnative concerns across the United States regarding the treatment of skeletal remains. Under NAGPRA, native burial/ grave sites located on federal or tribal properties are protected, tribal authority is recognized on federal or tribal properties, and all skeletal remains/ funerary objects must be inventoried and culturally-affiliated groups must be consulted with in regards to ownership. Moreover, NAGPRA provides a federally recognized tribe authority over human remains if “a shared group identity” is identified. Therefore, under NAGPRA if a museum curates’ human remains and a federally recognized tribe…
Cabeza de Vaca’s Survival In the spring of 1527, young spanish conquistadors set off the coast of Seville to colonize the New World. Little did Captain Narvaez know, this expedition was to take a horrible turn for the worst. When they made accidental landfall near Tampa Bay, Narvaez ordered three hundred men to leave the ship. (BE) Narvaez and his crew, including thirty-seven year old de Vaca, soon found themselves struggling to survive.…
A few skirmishes here and there happened in the following few days. They were mostly due to Texians leaving the compound discretely and attacking besieging Mexican troops. During the siege, William Travis, was the main commander of the Texian rebellion. During the siege, he unsuccessfully pleaded for help and reinforcement from the US and other neighboring towns.…
After a series of unsatisfying communications between the caliph and Hulagu, the Mongols made an attempt to reach Baghdad from the west in November of 1257, across the Tigris river. Aware now of the proximity of the invaders, al-Musta’sim sent out an army to drive them back. In this early battle, the Mongols flooded the battleground by breaking dikes, trapping their opponents in the mud and slaughtering them while drowning others (Frazier, 2005). This would be the first of several direct attacks on Baghdad’s infrastructure, and would contribute to the hindrance of the city’s recovery from the siege that would occur in following months. The caliph’s lack of action, whether to bolster the walls around the city or Baghdad’s soldiers, after the…
The Northwest Indian Tribes were bustling about preparing for a potlatch. They were cooking meats, smoke rising out of the baskets in which they cooked. You could hear the, "Cha, cha,cha" of the lusciously dressed dancers practicing. They were all waiting for you to finish their totem pole. What is a potlatch?…
N-V Cougar Practice It was just another regular day to practice for the Niobrara-Verdigre Cougars at Niobrara. All of the Verdigre football players despised going over to Niobrara for practice. It was the usual ride over there with all of us talking about how school went that day, about football, or about other topics in the news. We would turn up the radio if a song came on that most of us could sing since we knew the song. It would seem sometimes that it seemed we were on the way to choir practice not football practice.…
HISTORY AND OUTCOME In 1846 near a border traced by a river, two neighbors went to war. The fighting between the United States and Mexico, began near the Rio Grande and raged deep into the heart of the Mexican nation. From the shores of the pacific to the Gulf Coast of Veracruz. Mexico’s regular Army was three times as large as that of the United States, but the ranks where filled with inexperienced troops.…
According to Barbara Waterbury (1987), the Tlingit’s, a Pacific Northwest Coast tribe, celebrate status changes by hosting a social event called a potlatch. Potlatch is a celebration with feasting, costumed dancing, masks, speeches, singing, and tales. Status changes are births, marriages, celebrations of a new totem pole, tribe position changes, and memorials. Potlatch can take a year to plan and lasts several weeks. Each person invited to the potlatch receives a gift or gifts.…
According to Barker and Pohl (2016), the battle for the Alamo took place over 13 days from 23 February 1836 to 6 March 1836. It was one of first battles of the Texas War for Independence. The war transpired from October 1835 to April 1836. During the battle for the Alamo, a small group of Texas defenders led by Colonel James Bowie and Lieutenant Colonel William Travis fought a large contingent of the Mexican Army led by General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna. Hickman (2015) states that in late autumn of 1835, a small group of Texas rebels surrounded the…
Bong Bong!Shake Shake!Wonderful noises fill your ears. You are sitting on the ground watching the Sun go down. As you watch you smell the delicious food cooking over a huge bon fire. You are at a potlatch hosted by the Northwest Tribes.…
Manifest Destiny was not benevolent, but an aggressive imperialism pursued at the expense of others because America spreaded its boundaries over a vast area. The removal of the Indians, possession of Oregon and Texas, as well as the Mexican War, were all results of Manifest Destiny. Manifest Destiny was an. aggressive imperialism pursued at the expense of others due to events similar to the removal of Indians.…
In 1829, American settlers began to reside in Mexico’s territories in the southwest, disregarding their customs and laws. American colonists in Texas protested Mexican rule, sparking the Texas Revolution in 1835. Soon after, Mexican dictator Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna attacked Alamo and won, but the Treaty of Velasco gave Texas independence and created the border between Texas and Mexico (Berkin 314). Unfortunately, Mexicans wanted renegotiation of the treaty, threatening war. On April 22, 1846, Mexico announced that its territory had been invaded and declared war.…