Statistics for occurrence #1 of “Mr. Bancroft” in entry bancroft-george of Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History:
... of California, which was done by the navy; and while acting temporarily as Secretary of War he gave the order for General Taylor to cross the Rio Grande and invade the territory of Mexico.
In 1846 Mr. Bancroft was sent as United States minister plenipotentiary to England, and in 1849 the University of Oxford conferred upon him the honorary degree of Doctor of Civil Law. During this residence in Europe he p...
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