The secret war for Texas

Description:

On the eve of the Texas uprising, only two things stood in the way of American ambitions to reach the Pacific Ocean: the British claim to the Oregon country and the vast but sparsely populated Mexican province of Texas.

subjects: Matamoros Expedition (1835-1836),  Biography,  Soldiers,  History,  Landowners,  Foreign relations,  Scots,  Scots, united states,  Texas, history, revolution, 1835-1836,  United states, foreign relations, 1783-1865,  United states, foreign relations, great britain,  Great britain, foreign relations, united states,  Texas, biography,  Matamoros Expedition (1835-1836) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2001058808,  Matamoros Expedition (1835-1836) (uri) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2001058808 (uri) http://viaf.org/viaf/sourceID/LC|n2001058808

People: James Grant (1793-1836)

Places: 1815-1861,  Great Britain,  Texas,  United States

Times: Revolution, 1835-1836