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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: Battle of Churubusco
Following his victory at Contreras/Padierna on the morning of August 20, 1847, General Winfield Scott looked to keep pressing towards Mexico City. By mid-morning, Scott had his divisions headed north towards the Churubusco River. Whereas the victory earlier that morning had … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Mexican War
Tagged 1st US Dragoons, 3rd US Infantry, 6th US Infantry, 8th US Infantry, Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna, Churubusco, Contreras, David Twiggs, Don Carlos Buell, Ethan Allen Hitchcock, Fort Sumter, George Pickett, Gideon Pillow, James Longstreet, John Wilkins, Joseph Hooker, Nicholas Trist, Padierna, Phil Kearny, Robert Anderson, William J. Worth, Winfield Scott, Winfield Scott Hancock
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Mexican-American War 170th: Battle of Contreras (Padierna)
Thousands of years ago, the Xitle volcano exploded, spraying lava across the valley floor. That lava cooled to hard rocks with jagged edges in what came to be known as the Pedregal—translated to English as the Rocky Gardens. The Pedregal … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Arms & Armaments, Battles, Mexican War
Tagged Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna, Churubusco, Contreras, David Twiggs, Franklin Pierce, Gabriel Valencia, George McClellan, Gideon Pillow, John Magruder, Mexican War, Mexico City, P.G.T. Beauregard, Padierna, Pedregal, Robert E. Lee, San Agustin, San Antonio, Thomas J. Jackson, William Worth, Winfield Scott, Xitle volcano
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