In 1847, General Winfield Scott landed an American Army at the port of Veracruz and pushed west to take Mexico City. The Texas Rangers under Col. John Coffee Hays were tasked with counter-guerrilla operations to keep the vital supply line between Veracruz and Mexico City open.

Sources:

Mixed Blessing: The Role of the Texas Rangers in the Mexican War, 1846-1848, Masters Thesis by Major Ian B. Lyles

Cult of Glory: The Bold & Brutal History of the Texas Rangers by Doug J. Swanson

Lone Star Justice: The First Century of the Texas Rangers by Robert M. Utley

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