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 ... . ^-^ r V ^.iM)\ >5J^- ?*••?. :1? 1 5-- i| V, ;-f-^j^^ Ml. :g^^^^fe-;:.::..:^£^i^?g.^--^;-:. 1846.] THE MEXICAN WAR. 655 of the trade and police of the town; and every means taken toensure order and quiet. CHAPTER Gordo. Advance from Vera Cruz—Position of Cerro Gordo—Scotts plan of attack—TvTiggs engage-ment on the 17th—Pillows false attack on the ISth—Main attacks by Harne
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 ... . ^-^ r V ^.iM)\ >5J^- ?*••?. :1? 1 5-- i| V, ;-f-^j^^ Ml. :g^^^^fe-;:.::..:^£^i^?g.^--^;-:. 1846.] THE MEXICAN WAR. 655 of the trade and police of the town; and every means taken toensure order and quiet. CHAPTER Gordo. Advance from Vera Cruz—Position of Cerro Gordo—Scotts plan of attack—TvTiggs engage-ment on the 17th—Pillows false attack on the ISth—Main attacks by Harney, Riley andShields—Prisoners and loss—Pursuit nnder Patterson—Jalapa entered by him—Perote byWorth-Puebla occupied—Discharge of Volunteers—Reinforcement. The necessary preparations being in sufficient forwardness, onthe 8th of April, the army commenced its forward movement fromVera Cruz towards the city of Mexico. The whole effectivemarching force was eight thousand hve hundred men. About the 15th, a place called Plan del Rio, on the Rio delPlan, on the Jalapa road to the capitol, was reached by the the different divisions encamped as they came up, the diffi-cult passes in front being found oceupied by twelve thousand Mex-icans, under Gen. Santa Anna, and preparation
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