. A history of the United States of America, its people, and its institutions. Cahfornia in 1844, and in the Avinter of 1845-46 was engaged in surveying a route to Oregon. Wordcame to him that the Mexican commandant proposed toexpel the American settlers from California, and he hurriedto their rescue, though not aware that the countries were atwar. Several conflicts took place, and by the aid of thefleet, and of General Kearny, who joined him in the lastbattle, the whole country was conquered. General Scotts Campaign.—Themost important campaign of the warwas intrusted to General Scott, thehero
. A history of the United States of America, its people, and its institutions. Cahfornia in 1844, and in the Avinter of 1845-46 was engaged in surveying a route to Oregon. Wordcame to him that the Mexican commandant proposed toexpel the American settlers from California, and he hurriedto their rescue, though not aware that the countries were atwar. Several conflicts took place, and by the aid of thefleet, and of General Kearny, who joined him in the lastbattle, the whole country was conquered. General Scotts Campaign.—Themost important campaign of the warwas intrusted to General Scott, thehero of Chippewa and Lundys LaneIn 1814. His plan was to land at Vera< ruz and march thence to the City ofiVIexico. Landing his army on thecoast near Vera Cruz, he attackedthat city, which yielded March 27,wiNFiELD scoiT. 1847^ after a four days he set out on a two hundred miles march to theMexican capital, defeating the enemy at Cerro Gordo andtaking the important city of Puebla. Scott, on approach-ing the city of Mexico, had about eleven thousand POLKS ADMINISTRATION. 325 He found the route strongly fortified and guarded bythirty thousand men, yet he pushed on almost battles of Contreras and Churubusco were fought andwon, and the city was approached. The War Ends.—After a period spent in fruitless negoti-ations, the army moved again on September 8. One byone the defences surrounding the city were taken. OnSeptember 13 the most formidable of them all, the stronghill fortress of Chapultepec, was taken by storm. With this
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