Mexico City, Battle of, Mexico City, Mexico, 1847
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Name (Latin)
Mexico City, Battle of, Mexico City, Mexico, 1847
See Also From tracing topical name
Mexican War, 1846-1848 Campaigns Mexico
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Q2546566
Library of congress:
sh2005000993
Sources of Information
- Work cat.: 2003400180: García Rubio, F. La entrada de las tropas estadunidenses a la ciudad de México, 2002:p. 4 of cover (the entry of U.S. troops into Mexico City on Sept. 14, 1847, marked the military defeat of the Mexican government and the end to combat)
- Ox hist. of Mexico, 2000:p. 366 (an advance by U.S. troops under General Scott on the center of Mexico City begun Sept. 13, 1847 and lasting two days. Fought against unarmed citizens as the Mexican army withdrew and forced the resignation of Santa Anna once the Plaza Mayor was occupied)
- The Luso-Hispanic world in maps ... in the collections of the Library of Congress www homepage, Feb. 15, 2005:citation 595 (Battle of Mexico City)
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Battle of Chapultepec
Adolphe Jean-Baptiste Bayot
/ Carl Nebel
, Public domain
File:Battle of Chapultepec.jpg
Adolphe Jean-Baptiste Bayot
/ Carl Nebel
, Public domain
File:Mexico City Battles.jpg
Justin H. Smith, Public domain
File:Nebel Mexican War 12 Scott in Mexico City.jpg
Adolphe Jean-Baptiste Bayot
/ Carl Nebel
, Public domain
File:Storming of Chapultepec.jpg
James Walker (1819–1889)
, Public domain
Wikipedia description:
The Battle for Mexico City refers to the series of engagements from September 8 to September 15, 1847, in the general vicinity of Mexico City during the Mexican–American War. Included are major actions at the battles of Molino del Rey and Chapultepec, culminating with the fall of Mexico City. The U.S. Army under Winfield Scott won a major victory that ended the war.
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