Home school of American history; embracing the growth and achievements of our country from the earliest days of discovery and settlement to the present eventful year .. . beenfrightened out of the country. But that valiant officer paused at Point Isabelonly long enough to make its position secure, when he marched rapidly towardFort Brown. Reaching Palo Alto, on the road, he found the way disputed byfully 6,000 Mexicans, who were three times as numerous as his own the enemy with great spirit, he routed them with the loss of a hun-dred men, his own loss being four killed and forty
Home school of American history; embracing the growth and achievements of our country from the earliest days of discovery and settlement to the present eventful year .. . beenfrightened out of the country. But that valiant officer paused at Point Isabelonly long enough to make its position secure, when he marched rapidly towardFort Brown. Reaching Palo Alto, on the road, he found the way disputed byfully 6,000 Mexicans, who were three times as numerous as his own the enemy with great spirit, he routed them with the loss of a hun-dred men, his own loss being four killed and forty wounded. Resuming his march toward Fort Brown, Taylor had reached a pointwithin three miles of it, when he was brought face to face with a much larger WAIi DECLARED BY CONGRESS. 253 force at Resaca de la Pal ma. The Vjattle was a severe one, and for a long time•was in doubt; but the tide was turned by a dashing charge of Captain May•with his dragoons. Despite a destructive fire of grapeshot, the horsemen gal-loped over the Mexican batteries, cut down the gunners, and captured tlie com-manding officer. Tavlor then pushed on to Fort Brown and found it safe, 1 ^. -,\* -?-?^?- ? • ---lA KOBEBT E. IN ONE OP THE BATTLES OF THE MEXICAN WAB. Ahvayt to be fonnd where the fig)itinx wa?. the fier«-st though it had been under an almost continuous bombardment, in which MajorBrown, the commandant, was killed. WAR DECLARED BY COXGRKSS. News of thase battles was carried north by carrier pigeons and telegraph. 254 ADMINISTRATION OF POLK. and the war spirit of the country was i-oused. Congress on the lltlj ofMay decUired that war existed by the act of the Mexican government, and$10,000,000 was jiLiced at the disposal of the President, who was authorizedto accept 50,000 vohmteers. Tlie call for them was answered by 800,000,who were eager to serve in the war. GENERAL SCOTTs PLAN OF CAMPAIGN. General Scott, as head of the army, formed a careful plan of campaign forthe conquest of Mexic
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