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| King, W. R., American minister at Paris, on war and slavery, 1. 189; on French war sentiment, 2. 300; on importance of victories, 305. |
| Kingsbury, Private, on Mexican women, 2. 230. |
| Kirby, Edmund, Scott's chief paymaster, 2. 366. |
| Kribben, Christian, on Chihuahua Rangers, 1. 519. |
| L |
| La Angostura. See Angostura. |
| La Antigua. See Antigua. |
| La Atalaya. See Atalaya. |
| La Bahía. See Bahía. |
| Laboring class in Mexico, 1. 6. |
| Laclede Rangers, in Kearny's expedition, 1. 288;-to hold Santa Fe, 298 |
| La Encarnación. See Encarnación. Lafragua, J. M., and peace negotiations, 2. 466. |
| Lagos coalition. See Coalition. |
| Laguna, occupation, 2. 201, 204, 445. |
| La Hoya Pass. See Hoya. |
| Lally, F. T., guerilla attacks on, 2. 171, 422; takes reinforcements to Scott, 184; rule at Jalapa, 224; at Huamantla, 426; in Lane's operations, 426. |
| Lampazos company, at Monterey, 1. 494. |
| Lancers of the Poisoned Spear, 2. 173. |
| Landero, J. J. de, and surrender of Vera Cruz, 2. 33, 334, 340, 342. |
| Lane, Camp, 1. 480. |
| Lane, Joseph, at Saltillo, 1. 371; at Buena Vista, 390, 555, 557; march to relieve Puebla, 2. 176, 425; battle of Huamantla, 1768, 426; reaches Puebla, 178; operations against guerillas, 179, 426-7; conduct of soldiers, 225; brigade in Taylor's force, 417; career and character, 425; retained in service, 432. |
| La Paz. See Paz. |
| La Peña redoubt. See Peña. |
| Laplace, C. P. T., and California, 1. 523. |
| Laredo, occupation, 1. 452. |
| Larkin, T. O., as trader in California, 1. 317; on American immigrants, 318; on independence, 321; American consul, 324; on attitude of England, 325; on peaceful absorption, 325; instructions to, as confidential agent, 325, 329; and taking possession at Monterey, 334, 335, 530; in first southern campaign, 337; captured, 536. |
| Larnard, C. H., on Taylor, 1. 204, 470. |
| La Rochefoucauld-Liancourt, Due de, on detail, 1. ix; on greatness, 2. 314, 316. |
| La Rosa, Luis de. See Rosa. |
| Las Bocas. See Bocas. |
| Las Vegas, Kearny's expedition at, 1. 211. |
| Las Vigas. See Vigas. |
| La Vaca. See Port La Vaca. |
| Lavallette, E. A. F., at Guaymas, 2. 206, 447; evacuates Mazatlán, 476. |
| La Vega, R. Díaz de, and Rio Grande campaign, 1. 158, 179; captured at Resaca de la Palma, 467; in preparations below Perote, 2. 40, 42, 346; at Cerro Gordo, 44; captured, not paroled, 354. |
| La Viga garita. See Viga. |
| Law of April 20, 1847, 2. 81, 130, 135, 367, 389, 393. |
| Law of February 4, 1847, 2. 12, 15. |
| Law of January 11, 1847, passage and conflict over, 2. 8-15, 329-32. |
| Lawrence, in Home Squadron, 2. 442. |
| Laws, chaos of Mexican, 1. 12. |
| Lawson, Thomas, surgeon general, 1. 366, 475. |
| Lay, G. W., of Scott's staff, 2. 366. |
| Leavenworth, Fort, aspect, gathering of Kearny's expedition, 1. 286. |
| Lee, R. E., in march to Victoria, 1. 358; and landing at Vera Cruz, 2. 23, 336; at siege, 30, 335; at Cerro Gordo, 49-51, 53, 349; reconnoitres Contreras, 103; at battle, 108, 109, 378; at Churubusco, 110, 383, 384; on plan to attack Mexico City, 149, 408; appearance, 149, 405; on removal of Scott, 188; on Scott as general, 317; on victory and humanity, 324; engineer with Scott, 366, 544; reconnoitres southern approaches of capital, 408; at Chapultepec, 409. |
| Leese, Jacob, as trader in California, 1. 318. |
| Leggett, Aaron, claim, 1. 427, 430. |
| Lendrum, J. H., at San Cosme garita, 2. 414. |
| Leo XII, and Mexican church, 1. 408. |
| Léon, Antonio de, brigade, 2. 67, 369; and revolt in Oaxaca, 369; at Molino del Rey, killed, 142, 145. |
| Léon, Joaquin Velázquez de, as claims commissioner, 1. 80, 429-31. |
| Leonidas letter, on Scott, 2. 187, 435-7; on Pillow at Contreras, 376. |
| Léperos, 1.6; and American soldiers, 2. 166, 459. |
