EP. 153: How to Start a War- The Warfield and Snively Raids
Show Notes
The 1842 Mexican invasions of Texas and their aftermath, including the Mier expedition and the Black Bean Incident.
Sam Houston's use of privateer-style commissions, authorizing Charles Warfield and later Jacob Snively to raise private forces against Mexican trade on the Santa Fe Trail.
Warfield's failed raid near Mora, New Mexico, and his men's 200-mile walk back to Bent's Fort after losing their horses.
The unrelated robbery and murder of Santa Fe merchant Antonio José Chávez, and its effect on U.S.–Texas–Mexico relations.
Snively's Battalion of Invincibles, their march to the…
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