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Title: An illustrated history of the New world : containing a general history of all the various nations, states, and republics of the western continent ... and a complete history of the United States to the present time ..
Year: 1868 (1860s)
Authors: Denison, John Ledyard, 1826-1906
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Publisher: Norwich, Conn., H. Bill
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: The Library of Congress

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If. as s probable, this moTement was designed to occupy the timeoiihe p siie-s until the fagitiTes could take refuge in Churubasco, itmus: If fr^rded as erincing as much sagacity as any measuretd : : i : r fcemy daring the war. Tie ::.:::s :: ■..•s victory were fifteen hundred prisoners, twenty-two pieces c: : large quantities of ammunidon and militarys::rfs. v,: . rack-mules. Amone the prisoners wereseveral czicfrs :: :: ^:. rank. One of the most pleasing circum-stances connected with the action, was the recapture of the twr.^ur.s : : GJeneral Taylor at Boena Tista. Wiii.e :ne pursuit was going on, GJeneral Scott arrived at Gon-ireras, and leaving a s:r al- garrison at that place, w^th instrucuonscoDCeming t^e w:::: :Ti an: prisoners, he harried on the mainpoition of the army :c\,a:il .ne posts of San Ar gel and San Pailo
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STORMING OF CHURUBUSCO. 579 The troops of Generals Twiggs, Shields, and Pillow, were all engaged in this service. They soon overtook the rear of the Mexicanforces, with which a sort of running fight took place until it hadtaken shelter in the fortress of Churubusco, where a garrison stilllarger than that of Contreras was preparing for one more struggle. Churubusco is a small village, surrounded, at that time, by a sy«p-tern of stone walls, surmounted by a well-defended hacienda, whichwas in like manner overtopped by a church. The walls, hacienda,and church, were lined with sharp-shooters, and provided withpieces of heavy cannon. About four hundred yards from the villagea small stream was crossed by a bridge, the head of which, or tetedu pont, forms a fortification so strong as to be considered by theMexicans impregnable. As these works completely cross-fired theroad, it was necessary to attack both at once. Accordingly, Twiggswas sent against Churubusco, Worth against the fete du pon

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