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Title: The army and navy of America : containing a full view of the heroic adventures, battles, naval engagements, remarkable incidents ... from the period of the French and Indian wars to the close of the Mexican war ...
Year: 1852 (1850s)
Authors: Neff, Jacob K
Subjects: Military art and science United States -- History, Military To 1900 United States -- History, Naval To 1900
Publisher: Lancaster, Pa. : Pearsol
Contributing Library: New York Public Library
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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he enemy having withdrawn the night before. This is oneof the strongest places in Mexico, being, as is said, only second tothe castle of San Juan DUlloa. Here were found fifty-four gunsand mortars in good condition, 1,165 cannon balls, 14,300 bombsand hand-grenades, and 500 muskets. This place is about one-third of the distance from Vera Cruz to Mexico. Soon after, without opposition, the advance of our troops waspushed to the city of Puebla. Thus, in the short space of thirtydays, after leaving Vera Cruz, our troops had advanced throughtwo of the most densly peopled and hostile departments of Mex-ico, nearly two hundred miles in the direction of its capitol. Before leaving Jalapa, 3,700 volunteers left the army—theirtime having expired.^ This, and other difficultiess, caused the ex-pedition to remain at Puebla till the beginning of August. At thelatter period, however, being reinforced by the arrival of 5,000new troops, the army was again in the condition to make a forwardmovement.
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1847.) THE MEXICAN WAR. 659 CHAPTER XI. CONTRERAS—ChERUBUSCO. March of the troops from PuebJa—Difficulties of the enterprise—Scotts plan of attackingMexico—March to the South-Battle of Contreras—Forces engaged and loss—Attack on SanAntonio—Position of Cherubusco—Attack upon and captnre of it—Forces engaged—Shieldsbattle—Charge up to the City gates—Armistice—Loss on both sides. In four divisions the American army moved forv^ard from Pu-ebla; Twiggs on the 7th, Quitmans on the 8th, Worths on the9th, and Pillows on the 10th of August. The undertaking to be achieved, compared with the meansemployed, was one of extraordinary diflSculty and daring ; and toensure success, required an unusual combination of military science,and disciplined valor. It was no less than the conquest of thechosen place of defence and refuge, to which all the defeated Gen-erals and the whole army of the enemy had retired for safety—the ancient seat ot the Aztec empire; afterwards the spl

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