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The Guerilla Chief, and Other Tales

Mayne Reid

The main character is a soldier who grapples with feelings of frustration at missed opportunities for glory and a sense of camaraderie towards his foes, revealing complex human emotions against a backdrop of war.

"The Guerilla Chief, and Other Tales" by Mayne Reid is a historical fiction work. The main character is a soldier who grapples with feelings of frustration at missed opportunities for glory and a sense of camaraderie towards his foes, revealing complex human emotions against a backdrop of war.

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“Agua! por amor Dios, agua—aguita!” (Water! for the love of God, a little water!)

I heard these words, as I lay in my tent, on the field of Cerro Gordo.

It was the night after the battle bearing this name—fought between the American and Mexican armies in the month of April, 1847.

The routed regiments of Santa Anna—saving some four thousand men captured upon the ground—had sought safety in flight, the greater body taking the main road to Jalapa, pursued by our victorious troops; while a large number, having sprawled down the almost perpendicular cliff that overhangs the “Rio del Plan” escaped, unperceived and unpursued, into the wild chapparals that cover the piedmont of Peroté.

Among these last was the lamé tyrant himself, or rather should I say, at their head leading the retreat. This has always been his favourite position at the close of a battle that has gone against him; and a score of such defeats can be recorded.

Contents

  1. 01Story 1, Chapter II.
  2. 02Story 1, Chapter III.
  3. 03Story 1, Chapter IV.
  4. 04Story 1, Chapter V.
  5. 05Story 1, Chapter VI.
  6. 06Story 1, Chapter VII.
  7. 07Story 1, Chapter VIII.
  8. 08Story 1, Chapter IX.
  9. 09Story 1, Chapter X.
  10. 10Story 1, Chapter XI.
  11. 11Story 1, Chapter XII.
  12. 12Story 1, Chapter XIII.
  13. 13Story 1, Chapter XIV.
  14. 14Story 1, Chapter XV.
  15. 15Story 1, Chapter XVI.
  16. 16Story 1, Chapter XVII.
  17. 17Story 1, Chapter XVIII.
  18. 18Story 1, Chapter XIX.
  19. 19Story 1, Chapter XX.
  20. 20Story 1, Chapter XXI.
  21. 21Story 1, Chapter XXII.
  22. 22Story 1, Chapter XXIII.
  23. 23Story 1, Chapter XXIV.
  24. 24Story 2, Chapter I.
  25. 25Story 2, Chapter II.
  26. 26Story 2, Chapter III.
  27. 27Story 2, Chapter IV.
  28. 28Story 2, Chapter V.
  29. 29Story 2, Chapter VI.
  30. 30Story 2, Chapter VII.
  31. 31Story 2, Chapter VIII.
  32. 32Story 2, Chapter IX.
  33. 33Story 2, Chapter X.
  34. 34Story 2, Chapter XI.
  35. 35Story 2, Chapter XII.
  36. 36Story 2, Chapter XIII.
  37. 37Story 2, Chapter XIV.
  38. 38Story 2, Chapter XV.
  39. 39Story 2, Chapter XVI.
  40. 40Story 2, Chapter XVII.
  41. 41Story 2, Chapter XVIII.
  42. 42Story 3.
  43. 43Story 4.
  44. 44Story 5.
  45. 45Story 6.
  46. 46Story 7.

About this edition

Author
Mayne Reid
Language
English
Era
Modern (c. 1800–1945)
Reading level
Intermediate: some philosophy helps
Formats
EPUB, PDF
Length
385 pages
This edition
Modern Philosophers

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