EP. 153: How to Start a War- The Warfield and Snively Raids

Show Notes The 1842 Mexican invasions of Texas and their aftermath, including the Mier expedition and the Black Bean Incident. Sam Houston's use of privateer-style commissions, authorizing Charles Warfield and later Jacob Snively to raise private forces against Mexican trade on the Santa Fe Trail. Warfield's failed raid near Mora, New Mexico, and his men's 200-mile walk back to Bent's Fort after…