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legendsport · 03-22-2006, 11:12 AM

from the Richmond Courier, February 5, 1904:

STUART'S CORPS TO LINK UP WITH WHEELER - R.E.L. Stuart's Second Corps, having successfully disembarked at Vera Cruz reported that cavalry scouts have linked up with the vanguard of Joseph Wheeler's First Corps north of Mexico City.

"Of the Mexicans, there has been little sign," said Stuart to a group of war correspondents. "It is assumed that they are holing up inside the fortifications around the capital, much as they did the last time an American army was in these parts."

SUPPLY CONVOYS HARASSED BY "BANDITOS" - The public information office of the First Corps, under Major General Wheeler, has reported that the supply trains of the Corps, in traversing the mountainous areas leading back to Sonoran depots, have been continually ambushed by Mexican irregulars. The leader of these forces is reported to be one Pancho Villa, a 25 year-old expert on so-called "guerilla" tactics.

03-22-2006, 11:12 AM	#134
legendsport Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Behind The Lens Posts: 2,909	Two Pronged Advance on Mexico City from the Richmond Courier, February 5, 1904: STUART'S CORPS TO LINK UP WITH WHEELER - R.E.L. Stuart's Second Corps, having successfully disembarked at Vera Cruz reported that cavalry scouts have linked up with the vanguard of Joseph Wheeler's First Corps north of Mexico City. "Of the Mexicans, there has been little sign," said Stuart to a group of war correspondents. "It is assumed that they are holing up inside the fortifications around the capital, much as they did the last time an American army was in these parts." SUPPLY CONVOYS HARASSED BY "BANDITOS" - The public information office of the First Corps, under Major General Wheeler, has reported that the supply trains of the Corps, in traversing the mountainous areas leading back to Sonoran depots, have been continually ambushed by Mexican irregulars. The leader of these forces is reported to be one Pancho Villa, a 25 year-old expert on so-called "guerilla" tactics. __________________ Hexed & Countered on YouTube Figment League - A fictional history of baseball - Want to join in the fun? Shoot me a PM! Read the story of the Barrell Family - A Figment Baseball tale The Figment Sports Universe - More Fake Sports Than You Can Shake a Stick At! Last edited by legendsport; 03-22-2006 at 11:40 AM.