Riding for the Lone Star, Volume 2: Frontier Cavalry and the Texas Way of War, 1822-1865
(Part of the American Military Studies Series and American Military Studies (#2) Series)
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The idea of Texas was forged in the crucible of frontier warfare between 1822 and 1865, when Anglo-Americans adapted to mounted combat north of the Rio Grande. This cavalry-centric arena, which had long been the domain of Plains Indians and the Spanish Empire, compelled an adaptive martial tradition that shaped early Lone Star society. Beginning with initial tactical innovation in Spanish Tejas and culminating with massive mobilization for the Civil...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:1574416359
ISBN13:9781574416350
Release Date:March 2016
Publisher:University of North Texas Press
Length:464 Pages
Weight:1.75 lbs.
Dimensions:1.4" x 6.4" x 9.2"
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