 | Marvin A. Kreidberg, Merton G. Henry - 1955 - 756 страници
...great a responsibility on Taylor. On 'W August Marcy was more specific: ';. . . the assembling |of] a large Mexican army on the borders of Texas, and crossing the Rio (irande with a considerable force, will be regarded by the Executive here as an invasion of the United... | |
 | Eugene V. Rostow - 1995 - 420 страници
...the territory in dispute. His orders were to treat any considerable Mexican crossing of the river as "as an invasion of the United States and the commencement of hostilities." Polk had already taken naval and other precautions in California, because the British and French governments... | |
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...will rally with alacrity to your standar You have been advised that the assembling a large Mexican ara on the borders of Texas, and crossing the Rio Grande with a coi siderable force, will be regarded by the Executive here as an inv sion of the United States, and... | |
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Should Mexico assemble a large body of troops on the Rio Grande, and cross it with a considerable force, such a movement must be regarded as an invasion of the United States, and the commencement of hostilities. 
