William Walker (filibuster)
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title:
William Walker (filibuster)
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William Walker was an American physician, lawyer, journalist, and mercenary. In the era of the expansion of the United States, driven by the doctrine of "manifest destiny", Walker organized unauthorized military expeditions into Mexico and Central America with the intention of establishing colonies. Such an enterprise was known at the time as "filibustering". After settling in California and motivated by an earlier filibustering project of Gaston de Raousset-Boulbon, Walker attempted in 1853–54
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American physician, lawyer, journalist, and mercenary (1824–1860)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Walker_(filibuster)
date created:
2003-10-24T00:20:22Z
date modified:
2024-08-30T01:56:26Z
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