encontre estas imagenes y relatos hechos por los soldados estadounidenses que invadieron Monterrey el siglo antepasado y me parecieron muy interesantes.
Rancho San Jeronimo hoy colonia San jeronimo
This is part of the battle for Monterrey. Notice flags and fortresses on Independence Hill, as well as bursts of cannon fire. For a touch of realism, Chamberlain put in "the foul carrion birds" who feasted on the slain soldiers. Sam was not there to witness it, however. Instead, it was the Texas Rangers under Capt. Jack Hays and some of General Worth's regulars who were in this stirring attack
Capture of Independence Hill cerro del Obispado
The capture of Independence Hill was the key to the battle. It enabled the Americans to fire down on the Bishop's Palace and then the city, to dominate the road to Saltillo, and to climb over the mountain ridge and successfully storm the Bishop's Palace, the other strategic location that dominated the city. The climb up the steep hill on the right slope through cactus and sharp rocks in stormy weather was exceedingly difficult. When the American flag was raised atop the hill, it inspired the troops, and conjures up images of Mt. Surabachi at Iwo Jima to those who remember World War II. Chamberlain accurately portrays the stormy, wet conditions in the "Capture of Independence Hill," even though he was not present
Texas Rangers in Combat in the Courtyard of the Bishop's Palace. Palacio del Obispado
Sam must have derived this and the previous pictures from accounts told to him by Texas Rangers and other participants. Note, however, the mix of Rangers and U.S. regulars.
Desperate Fight Inside the Bishop's Palace
The Texas Rangers battling Mexican troops inside the Bishop's Palace stronghold. Other U.S. troops, with flag and cannon dragged up Independence Hill with great difficulty, are arriving through the door at right. The clouds of smoke are from rifle fire. Note how the exaggerated dimensions of the Bishop's Palace make this a surreal scene
Fight in the "Calle de Iturbide," Church of Santa Maria
"We found ourselves in a hornet's nest, every house was a fort." Courtesy Anne S.K. Brown Military Collection, Brown University.
Cathedral at Monterrey. Army resting in foreground. Sam Walker's Texans at the Surrender of Monterrey
This is a view of the main plaza at Monterrey from the post office where Sam Walker's Texans rested at the surrender of Monterrey, which is taking place below in the plaza. The cathedral does not resemble the still-existing one, nor does it resemble Stephen G. Hill's lithograph view of 1847. Note surrender flags atop the cathedral on the side of the mountain in the distance, and the landmark Saddle Mountain. Sam claims to have been present, but never saw this scene either
Surrender of Black Fort, Monterrey
The Black Fort, garrisoned by the Fourth Infantry under the command of Col. Jose Lopez Uraga, here seen surrendering, was perhaps the strongest point in the defense of Monterrey. It was not carried by storming U.S. troops, but was outflanked and surrounded. The Black Fort is medieval in its appearance. It resembles the Aclazar in Seville. Note the portcullis ready to drop down on the gate.
Interior of Cathedral at Monterrey
Note priest holding up host while U.S. dragoons casually ride horses through the church in desecration of it.
Sam Sketching Outside Monterrey rio Santa Lucia
This documents the fact that Sam did carry a sketchbook with him on the campaigns, though here he is sketching long after the battle in which he did not participate. He does picture strategic battle points on the left flank of the U.S. attack on Monterrey, such as the Teneria and Purissima Bridge.
Saddle Mountain, Monterrey
O se le resbalo la paleta al pintor o el cerro de la silla estaba mas chueco antes...
El Fandango
Sam, though wounded in the head, he says, in the struggle for Bishop's Palace, nonetheless accompanied Lieutenant Carleton on a reconnaissance to the little town of Saleanus (Salinas). There, the ladies of the town got up a fandango. Out of prudence, Lieutenant Carleton forbade his men to attend. Sam, with torn, blood-stained trousers and bandaged head, attended anyway. As wounded hero, he asserted, "I was certainly the Lion of the evening...Shouts of silver toned laughter greeted me and the black eyed beauties were my friends at once." The men, one holding a handkerchief to his nose as if a bed smell had entered, left with "three dozzen [sic] Senoras muttering an untranslatable curse, 'carajaho!' [carajo]. Note bandage on Sam's head. Sam is clearly stretching a point here. He was not at the Battle of Monterrey, though he may have been on a scout to Salinas, north of Monterrey. Courtesy Anne S.K. Brown Military Collection, Brown University.
Road to Saltillo, After Capture of Monterrey
One can barely see troops marching right to left towards Saltillo.
Rancho San Jeronimo hoy colonia San jeronimo
This is part of the battle for Monterrey. Notice flags and fortresses on Independence Hill, as well as bursts of cannon fire. For a touch of realism, Chamberlain put in "the foul carrion birds" who feasted on the slain soldiers. Sam was not there to witness it, however. Instead, it was the Texas Rangers under Capt. Jack Hays and some of General Worth's regulars who were in this stirring attack
Capture of Independence Hill cerro del Obispado
The capture of Independence Hill was the key to the battle. It enabled the Americans to fire down on the Bishop's Palace and then the city, to dominate the road to Saltillo, and to climb over the mountain ridge and successfully storm the Bishop's Palace, the other strategic location that dominated the city. The climb up the steep hill on the right slope through cactus and sharp rocks in stormy weather was exceedingly difficult. When the American flag was raised atop the hill, it inspired the troops, and conjures up images of Mt. Surabachi at Iwo Jima to those who remember World War II. Chamberlain accurately portrays the stormy, wet conditions in the "Capture of Independence Hill," even though he was not present
Texas Rangers in Combat in the Courtyard of the Bishop's Palace. Palacio del Obispado
Sam must have derived this and the previous pictures from accounts told to him by Texas Rangers and other participants. Note, however, the mix of Rangers and U.S. regulars.
Desperate Fight Inside the Bishop's Palace
The Texas Rangers battling Mexican troops inside the Bishop's Palace stronghold. Other U.S. troops, with flag and cannon dragged up Independence Hill with great difficulty, are arriving through the door at right. The clouds of smoke are from rifle fire. Note how the exaggerated dimensions of the Bishop's Palace make this a surreal scene
Fight in the "Calle de Iturbide," Church of Santa Maria
"We found ourselves in a hornet's nest, every house was a fort." Courtesy Anne S.K. Brown Military Collection, Brown University.
Cathedral at Monterrey. Army resting in foreground. Sam Walker's Texans at the Surrender of Monterrey
This is a view of the main plaza at Monterrey from the post office where Sam Walker's Texans rested at the surrender of Monterrey, which is taking place below in the plaza. The cathedral does not resemble the still-existing one, nor does it resemble Stephen G. Hill's lithograph view of 1847. Note surrender flags atop the cathedral on the side of the mountain in the distance, and the landmark Saddle Mountain. Sam claims to have been present, but never saw this scene either
Surrender of Black Fort, Monterrey
The Black Fort, garrisoned by the Fourth Infantry under the command of Col. Jose Lopez Uraga, here seen surrendering, was perhaps the strongest point in the defense of Monterrey. It was not carried by storming U.S. troops, but was outflanked and surrounded. The Black Fort is medieval in its appearance. It resembles the Aclazar in Seville. Note the portcullis ready to drop down on the gate.
Interior of Cathedral at Monterrey
Note priest holding up host while U.S. dragoons casually ride horses through the church in desecration of it.
Sam Sketching Outside Monterrey rio Santa Lucia
This documents the fact that Sam did carry a sketchbook with him on the campaigns, though here he is sketching long after the battle in which he did not participate. He does picture strategic battle points on the left flank of the U.S. attack on Monterrey, such as the Teneria and Purissima Bridge.
Saddle Mountain, Monterrey
O se le resbalo la paleta al pintor o el cerro de la silla estaba mas chueco antes...
El Fandango
Sam, though wounded in the head, he says, in the struggle for Bishop's Palace, nonetheless accompanied Lieutenant Carleton on a reconnaissance to the little town of Saleanus (Salinas). There, the ladies of the town got up a fandango. Out of prudence, Lieutenant Carleton forbade his men to attend. Sam, with torn, blood-stained trousers and bandaged head, attended anyway. As wounded hero, he asserted, "I was certainly the Lion of the evening...Shouts of silver toned laughter greeted me and the black eyed beauties were my friends at once." The men, one holding a handkerchief to his nose as if a bed smell had entered, left with "three dozzen [sic] Senoras muttering an untranslatable curse, 'carajaho!' [carajo]. Note bandage on Sam's head. Sam is clearly stretching a point here. He was not at the Battle of Monterrey, though he may have been on a scout to Salinas, north of Monterrey. Courtesy Anne S.K. Brown Military Collection, Brown University.
Road to Saltillo, After Capture of Monterrey
One can barely see troops marching right to left towards Saltillo.