CONTENTS | ||
| Page | ||
| Preface | ix | |
| Prologue | 3 | |
| 1. | The Vasquez Raid | 9 |
| 2. | The Withdrawal of Texan Military Forces from San Antonio | 32 |
| 3. | The Mexican Advance along the Lower Route | 39 |
| 4. | The Withdrawal of Vasquez | 47 |
| 5. | Texans Rally To Defend the Frontier | 55 |
| 6. | Houston Assumes the Offensive To Appease Texans | 104 |
| 7. | Preparing the Navy for Offensive Operations | 117 |
| 8. | Recruitment of Men and Supplies from the United States | 133 |
| 9. | The Army on the Frontier | 165 |
| 10. | The Failure of the Republic's Efforts To Fit Out an Invading Army | 211 |
| 11. | The Battle of Lipantitlán | 229 |
| 12. | The "War Bill" | 255 |
| 13. | Conditions on the Texas-Mexican Frontier during the Late Summer, 1842 | 280 |
| 14. | The Mexicans Again Seize San Antonio | 297 |
| 15. | The Battle of Salado | 335 |
| 16. | The Dawson Fight | 364 |