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Mexican-American War 170th: Fall of Mexico City
In the early morning hours of Tuesday, Sept. 14, 1847, General Winfield Scott finished putting on his nicest uniform and prepared for the moment he had waited for since the previous March and his landing at Vera Cruz. Earlier that … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Battles, Mexican War
Tagged Belen Gate, Cerro Gordo, Chapultepec, Churubusco, Contreras, D.H. Hill, Duke of Wellington, John Garland, John Quitman, Mexican-American War 170th, Mexico City, Molino del Rey, Puebla, San Cosme Gate, Santa Anna, Vera Cruz, William Worth, Winfield Scott
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Mexican-American War 170th: An Occupation, a Diplomat, and a Pause
Winfield Scott’s army had not been idle since its victory at the battle of Cerro Gordo. After defeating Santa Anna’s forces, Scott’s Americans continued pushing further into the Mexican countryside. While there were small skirmishes as irregular Mexican forces nipped … Continue reading
Posted in Mexican War
Tagged Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna, Cerro Gordo, James K. Polk, Mexican War, Nicholas Trist, Puebla, Vera Cruz, William Marcy, Winfield Scott
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Mexican-American War 170th: Battle of Cerro Gordo
Vera Cruz had fallen, and Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna had to act. Serving as both Mexico’s president and the commanding general of its armies, Santa Anna prepared to move against the American forces beginning to make their way inland. … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Mexican War
Tagged Abraham Lincoln, Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna, Ball's Bluff, Cerro Gordo, David Twiggs, Early Van Dorn, Edward Baker, Edwin V. Sumner, Gideon Pillow, James Shields, P.G.T. Beauregard, Robert E. Lee, Santa Anna's leg, Vera Cruz, Winfield Scott
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