Show LENGTH OF MEXICAN WAR I 1 jg 1 for two brears rotor posits was W alari Dl ari ared I 1 the mexican war Is the beet beat exam 1 I 4 pie and instruction in the time it takes taken 1 to fight light mall small ware tatt took two yf r years ami anti the present war Is 1 moving at express speed by its bide side as might be expected after fifty two year years I 1 elhues began march 18 1846 general 14 at matamoras called out the 14 mexican troop troops A month later april 26 1846 general taylor called tor for militia A fortnight later may 13 11 congress officially recognized the war 1 I nd called for volunteers Tolua mexico de 4 dared war may 23 1819 mexico hal had I 1 no fleet and no army on che frontier 1 except come some desultory levies mon terey was not taken unit until four month 44 I 1 A later sent 28 and buena vista wae was P 4 f not fought until eight montha months after the y war began fob feb 22 1847 after near 3 3 ly one year of hostilities in auy v J 4 4 forces bad been drilled and disciplined la in camp and by montha months of campaigning gen scott sailed for mexico and captured vera cruz ten months after I 1 1 hostilities began march 29 1847 it took four and one halt mon months to apt 14 1847 before the city of mexico w ws taken sixteen months after hostilities gg opened pests only came in two yelm if foj in june 1848 1841 yet the mexican war it 1 1 quoted as a great case of quick work ta 14 11 st S t lighting philadelphia presa press |