2009年8月2日星期日

co-existence with division politica

Internal politics of the Republic were based on the conflict between two factions. The nationalist faction, led by division politica Mirabeau B. Lamar, advocated the continued independence of Texas, the expulsion of the Native Americans, division politica and the expansion of Texas to the Pacific Ocean. Their opponents, The Comanches were the main Native division politica American threat to the Texas Republic. In the late 1830s Sam Houston negotiated a peace between Texas and the Comanches. In 1838 Lamar replaced Houston as president and reversed the Indian policies. led by Sam Houston, advocated the annexation of Texas to the United States and peaceful co-existence with division politica Native Americans. Texas, known division politica as the Great Raid of 1840. Under command of Potsanaquahip (Buffalo Hump), 500-700 Comanche cavalry warriors swept down the Guadalupe River valley, division politica killing and plundering all the way to the shore of the Gulf of Mexico, where they sacked the towns of Victoria and Linnville. Houston became president again in 1841 and, with both Texans and Comanches exhausted by war, a new peace was established.[3]Although Texas governed itself, division politica Mexico refused to recognize its independence.[4] On March 5, 1842, a Mexican force of over 500 men, division politica led by Rafael Vásquez, invaded Texas for the first time since the revolution. They soon headed back to the Rio Grande division politica after briefly occupying San Antonio. 1,400 Mexican troops, led by the French mercenary general Adrian Woll launched a second attack and captured San Antonio on September 11, 1842. He launched a genocidal war against the Comanches and invaded Comancheria itself. In retaliation the Comanche attacked Texas in a series of raids. After peace talks in 1840 ended with the massacre of 34 Comanche leaders in San Antonio the Comanches launched a major attack deep into

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