CHAPTER VIII.--General Taylor ordered to the Rio Grande--History
of Texan boundaries--Origin of the war--Military preparations-- Commencement of hostilities--Battles of Palo Alto and Resaca-- Matamoros--Taylor's advance--Fall of Monterey, 334
of Texan boundaries--Origin of the war--Military preparations-- Commencement of hostilities--Battles of Palo Alto and Resaca-- Matamoros--Taylor's advance--Fall of Monterey, 334