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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing) | 15 | 1 | Browse | Search |
Fitzhugh Lee, General Lee | 8 | 0 | Browse | Search |
George Meade, The Life and Letters of George Gordon Meade, Major-General United States Army (ed. George Gordon Meade) | 6 | 0 | Browse | Search |
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Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 18. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones) | 2 | 0 | Browse | Search |
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Santa Ana, Antonio Lopez de 1798-
Military officer; born in Jalapa, Mexico, Feb. 21, 1798; began his military career in 1821 in the revolution by which Mexico
Antonio Lopez De Santa Ana. achieved its independence of Spain.
Imperious, disobedient, and revengeful, he was dismissed from the service.
A keen intriguer, he secured the overthrow of the existing government in Mexico in 1828.
He was a brave and rather successful military leader, and led insurrection after insurrection, until in March, 1833, he obtained his election to the Presidency of the republic of Mexico.
He was a favorite with the army, but unpopular with the natives.
There were repeated insurrections during his administration, and, finally, discontents in Texas broke out into revolution.
Santa Ana took the field in person against the revolutionists, but was finally defeated at San Jacinto and taken prisoner, when he was deposed from the Presidency.
In taking part in defending Vera Cruz against the French in