THE BATTLE OF BUENA VISTA 1847

THE BATTLE OF BUENA VISTA -1847 Fought on Feb 22 and 23, 1847 in and around Buena Vista, a village of the State of Coahuila, Mexico, 5 miles s. of Saltillo. ...Students can also use this poem as an aid for learning tough history lessons or just simply enjoy the movie.
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Art & musical arrangement provided by: Patrick Clelland Allen
Poetry Written by: Lewis Paul Hyatt
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THE BATTLE OF BUENA VISTA-1847
The U.S. War with Mexico
Was about ten months old
In battles in North Mexico
Each army very bold
The U.S. forces had success
In taking Monterrey
But greater battles would soon come
More fighting on the way
The old general Zac Taylor
Was there in high command
Of troops in Northern Mexico
To fight and conquer land
Big decisions in Washington
Reduced Zac Taylor's band
From some more than ten thousand men
To just a small command
That left his total army troop
At less than five thousand
To fight the Mexican army
And hold the conquered land
Zac Taylor's force had limits too
On training for the war
They nearly all were volunteers
Experience below par
Santa Anna had a big force
Of twenty thousand men
Away far south in Mexico
Not soon to fight again
Then word came up from way down south
That Santa Anna's force
Was coming north to hit the Yanks
And make their lives much worse
Zac Taylor and his leadership
Conferred and made a plan
To fall back north from Monterrey
And take a better stand
The best stop they could find to make
A good defensive place
At the pass of Angostura
Meet the foe face to face
This Angostura Pass locale
Had far better terrain
Where the valley was not so wide
Better control, maintain
That pass was also near the place
That gave the battle name
Buena Vista Hacienda
The war brought it the fame
Zac Taylor and his small army
Positioned on the hills
Big guns and ready soldiers
Good fighters and strong wills
Santa Anna with his big force
Moved up the valley too
To attack Zac Taylor's command
And beat them black and blue
Santa Anna deployed his troops
To what he thought was right
To surround, capture Taylor's force
War prisoners don't fight
Santa Anna made his demand
To Taylor to give up
Taylor promptly gave his reply
To decline such a cup
Santa Anna's great big army
Attacked the smaller band
Zac Taylor's men fought back fiercely
Bravely they held their stand
The battle raged all the day long
And far into the night
Americans readied for more
The next at daylight
Then when the new day dawned in light
The Mexicans had gone
They retreated back to the south
Not ready to fight on
That February twenty-third
Was the big battle day
Eighteen forty-seven the year
Victory was the pay