bajaguy
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History Channel
Currently on the History Channel they are showing a 2 hour documentary on the Mexican-American War......if anybody is interested.
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Von
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What? its still going just turn the channel to Noti-visa or CNN!
READY SET.....................
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David K
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Just think how different our lives would be if we hadn't given Baja back after winning the war??? I mean where would we go for fun??? LOL 
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CaboRon
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| Quote: | Originally posted by David K
Just think how different our lives would be if we hadn't given Baja back after winning the war??? I mean where would we go for fun??? LOL
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Well, thank god that didn't happen ........... can you imagine a thousand miles of Los Angeles ?
I shudder to think of it. CaboRon 
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MrBillM
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Snatching Defeat from the Jaws of Victory
Although I had seen the Documentary last year, I watched again tonight and was reminded that the outcome of the war was typical of so many historical
and present day events in Mexico.
Santa Ana and his 20K troops were on the verge of winning the battle of Buena Vista against Zack Taylor's decimated force of 4K (mostly volunteers)
and he gets word that the militias formed to defend the capital while the Army was fighting the Americans are all fighting one another for control of
the country. Santa Ana is ordered to return and put down the militias, losing the last opportunity for victory.
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bajadock
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Just beginning my personal march through Mexican history. I see David K's lists and a few others. I especially enjoy the smaller stories of history,
like MrBillM's Buena Vista. My personal nugget is Battallon de San Patricios, for us Micks. Any more recommendations on reading material specific to
Baja history appreciated.
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bajaguy
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Doc...check your u2u
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bajadock
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...forgot to throw in my current read, "The Mexican War", Jack Bauer.
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