. Young folks' history of Mexico. about oc 1 o c k on 11the morning: CHAPULTEPEC. of the 13th the great guns suddenly ceased, and theassaulting party dashed forward. Rapidly crossing the. MEXICO AT PEACE, Capture of the City. 463 interval between Molino del Rey and the hill of Cha-pultepec, they placed their scaling-ladders against thewalls, and poured over the fortifications like a resistlessinundation. It was a heroic charge, for they had to clam-ber up the precipitous hill in the face of a galling fire,unsupported by artillery or friendly guns ; and it was hero-ically resisted by the gallan
. Young folks' history of Mexico. about oc 1 o c k on 11the morning: CHAPULTEPEC. of the 13th the great guns suddenly ceased, and theassaulting party dashed forward. Rapidly crossing the. MEXICO AT PEACE, Capture of the City. 463 interval between Molino del Rey and the hill of Cha-pultepec, they placed their scaling-ladders against thewalls, and poured over the fortifications like a resistlessinundation. It was a heroic charge, for they had to clam-ber up the precipitous hill in the face of a galling fire,unsupported by artillery or friendly guns ; and it was hero-ically resisted by the gallant old revolutionary general,Bravo, and his band of cadets from the military monument at the base of tire steep cliffs of Chapultepecrecords their deeds and laments their early fall; whileanother, back of Molino del Rey, commemorates thebloody action there. Still desperately fighting, the routedgarrison fled along the causeways of Belen and SanCosme, hotly pursued by the eager Americans. The castle was ours. From its tower our flag soonfloated, above our victorious general and over the defeatedBravo and a thousand prisoners. General Worth led histroops at once down the ro
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