The Rifle Rangers by Mayne Reid
The Rifle Rangers or Adventures in South Mexico (1850) is a novel by Captain Mayne Reid, set in Vera Cruz, Mexico, during the Mexican War (1846–1848). The novel depicts the plight of American soldiers stationed in Mexico during the war and their effect on the native population.
Table of Content
Chapter 2 An Adventure among the Creoles of New Orleans
Chapter 3 A Volunteer Rendezvous
Chapter 4 Life on the Island of Lobos
Chapter 5 A Skeleton Adventure
Chapter 6 The Landing at Sacrificios
Chapter 7 The City of the True Cross
Chapter 9 Scouting in the Chaparral
Chapter 10 Adventure with a Cayman
Chapter 13 A Subterranean Drawing-Room
Chapter 15 A Little Fair Weather again
Chapter 16 The Scout continued, with a Variety of Reflections
Chapter 17 One Way of Taming a Bull
Chapter 18 A Brush with the Guerilleros
Chapter 20 Running the Gauntlet
Chapter 21 A Short Fight at “Long Shot”
Chapter 25 A Tough Night of it after all
Chapter 26 The Light after the Shade
Chapter 27 A Disappointment and a New Plan
Chapter 28 A Foolhardy Adventure
Chapter 31 Captured by Guerilleros
Chapter 33 A Drink à la Cheval
Chapter 34 An odd Way of opening a Letter
Chapter 35 The Cobra-di-Capello
Chapter 36 The Head-Quarters of the Guerilla
Chapter 38 The Dance of the Tagarota
Chapter 42 A New and Terrible Enemy
Chapter 43 A Battle with Bloodhounds
Chapter 46 A Bridge of Monkeys
Chapter 49 A Hang by the Heels
Chapter 51 A Bird’s-eye View of a Battle
Chapter 52 An Odd Way of Escaping from a Battle-field
Chapter 53 A Wholesale Capture