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9 - 29 MARCH 1847 - SIEGE OF VERA CRUZ - #MexicanWar
Major General Winfield Scott, in command of a U.S. Army expeditionary force numbering 13,660 men, rendezvoused at Lobos Island late in February 1847.
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Major General Winfield Scott, in command of a U.S. Army expeditionary force numbering 13,660 men, rendezvoused at Lobos Island late in February 1847.
#Armyhistory #USArmy #TRADOC #MilitaryHistory #VeraCruz #WinfieldScott
On 2 March, the army sailed for Vera Cruz, convoyed by a naval force under Commodore Matthew C. Perry. Scott chose a beach nearly 3 miles south of the city, beyond the range of Mexican artillery, for the landing.
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On the evening of 9 March more than 10,000 men went ashore in landing craft, consisting of 65 heavy surf boats. The troops advanced inland over the sand hills against little opposition from the enemy force of 4,300 Mexican troops ensconced behind the city's walls.
