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Mexico siege despatches detail Contréras Churubusco battles
Official despatches recount the Mexican War battles near Mexico City on August 19 1847 and August 20 1847. Major actions include diversions at Contreras and San Antonio with Worth Pillow Twiggs and Shields leading assaults. Capture of entrenched works, church citadel and multiple enemy guns, 1261 prisoners, 7 field pieces, and 3 generals. Casualties and praise for officers and engineers accompany the detailed campaign narrative.
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Scott
Acarusco
Mexico
Felows
Twiggs
Harney
Witman
U. S. Linps
Worth
Pillow
Puebla
Lake Chaico
Pescuce
Penon
Mexicalcingo
Jochimilco
Chalco
Quitman
Twiggy
Ayotla
Valencia
Taylor
Guesue
San Antonio
Mason
Stevens
Tower
Thornton
San Augustin
Difficulti Mounds
Lee
Kearney
Col
Graham
Pillow’s
Magruder
Callender
P.F. Smith
Riley
Pierce
Cadwallader
Contreras
Ansalda
Magdalena
Col. Morgan
Shields
New York
South Carolina
Morgan
Shields, Smith, Cadwallader, &c
Tacubaya
Battle of
P. F. Smith
Col. Riley
San Geronimo
Smith
Col. Ransom
12Th
Rifles
Cadwalader
Maj
Dimick
1St Artillery
Lieut. Tower
Lieut. Beauregard
Lieut. Brooks
Voltigeurs
1Lth
Ransom
auppaPs Dimick
Lieut
Coyoacan
Mendoza
Churubusto
Sumner
Antonio
Conhovering
Clark
Hardcastle
Contre- Ial
Clarke
Dolores
Churubusco
Garland
2D Artillery
Duncan
Chas
Aban- Hanson
7Th Infantry
Ammuni
J. P
Johnstone
Coyo
Drum
Gardner
Buena Vista
Depont
Treras
San Angel
Tatfield
Phies
Har
Ney
San
Augustin
Kearny
1St Dragoons
Voltiguers
Loring
de Pont
Lieut. Stevens
G. W. Smith
Respectacles
Waite
Taylors
Trousdale
Riley’s
Irons
Tete de Pont
Larkin Smith
Snelling
8Th Infantry
3D Infantry
Alexander
J. M. Smith
O. L. Shepherd
T. Morris
Gol. Plympton
4Th Artillery
Gardiner
E. A. Capron
M. J. Burke
Rifles, &c
Shiells
Wood