A sympathetic federal court soon ordered the ship released. Inthe United States provoked and won a war with Mexico, then forced the losers to sell what would become the states of California, Arizona, New Mexico, Nevada, and Utah, plus parts of Wyoming and Colorado. By the end of his military successes made him virtual master of Nicaragua, which was then a key transport link between Atlantic and Pacific ocean shipping.
What can you do before your 36th birthday? They would help regain control of Vanderbilt's steamboats which had become a logistical lifeline for Walker's army. After a few false starts, including one in which U. His third attempt ended his life. With panache, poise, and charisma, the young man commanded attention from everyone in the room.
Out of 91, only 12 returned to tell the story. In MayWalker sailed out of San Francisco with 57 men.
William Walker landed in Honduras in on his way back to Nicaragua. Events were about to take an ominous turn for the filibuster. Walker even included some local Catholics as well as indigenous peoples, Cuban revolutionaries, and local peasants. In the traditional historiography by historians in the United States, Walker's filibustering represented the high tide of antebellum American imperialism.
But many of his men deserted, and by May he had only 35 men left.