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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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