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June 29, 1847
Hillsdale Whig Standard
Hillsdale, Hillsdale County, Michigan
What is this article about?
The US government plans to counter Mexican guerrilla warfare by deploying Major Hays' battalion of Texas Rangers and raising a new regiment of partisan officers to Mexico, expecting them to deter and defeat guerrilla bands effectively, based on past successes before 1844.
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An Opposition Force to the Guerrilla War.—The Washington correspondent of the Baltimore Sun says:
"It has been determined, it is said, by the government, to meet the Mexicans at their new game of guerrilla warfare. Steps have already been taken to be prepared, in advance, for the emergency which Mexico threatens. Major Hays' new battalion of rangers will be sent to Mexico on the guerrilla service. A new regiment of the same sort of men, commanded by partisan officers, whose very name is a terror to the Mexican guerrillas, is also to be immediately raised for the same purpose. The Mexican guerrilla bands, after the Texans take the field, will be shy of showing themselves within striking distance of any road where Americans may travel. A party of ten Texans will be equal to the task of catching and destroying any party of fifty Mexican guerrillas, whom they may find in their road. The Texans made the Mexicans sick of the guerrilla warfare in the ten years preceding 1844."
"It has been determined, it is said, by the government, to meet the Mexicans at their new game of guerrilla warfare. Steps have already been taken to be prepared, in advance, for the emergency which Mexico threatens. Major Hays' new battalion of rangers will be sent to Mexico on the guerrilla service. A new regiment of the same sort of men, commanded by partisan officers, whose very name is a terror to the Mexican guerrillas, is also to be immediately raised for the same purpose. The Mexican guerrilla bands, after the Texans take the field, will be shy of showing themselves within striking distance of any road where Americans may travel. A party of ten Texans will be equal to the task of catching and destroying any party of fifty Mexican guerrillas, whom they may find in their road. The Texans made the Mexicans sick of the guerrilla warfare in the ten years preceding 1844."
What sub-type of article is it?
Military Action
Historical Event
What themes does it cover?
Bravery Heroism
Triumph
What keywords are associated?
Guerrilla Warfare
Texas Rangers
Mexican War
Military Preparation
Partisan Officers
What entities or persons were involved?
Major Hays
Texans
Mexican Guerrillas
Where did it happen?
Mexico
Story Details
Key Persons
Major Hays
Texans
Mexican Guerrillas
Location
Mexico
Event Date
Ten Years Preceding 1844
Story Details
US government decides to counter Mexican guerrilla warfare by sending Major Hays' ranger battalion and raising a new regiment of Texans, known for instilling terror in guerrillas and past successes in making Mexicans abandon such tactics before 1844.