An illustrated history of the New world : containing a general history of all the various nations, states, and republics of the western continent ..and a complete history of the United States to the present time .. . GENERAL PIHHCE. which moved forward, planting their batteries and driving in theenemys pickets. General Smiths brigade then proceeded to theleft, and Colonel Rileys to the right, dragging their cannon withgreat difficulty over a surface apparently impassable to the Americans had planted a howitzer battery under the careof Captain Magruder, they were fired upon by the
An illustrated history of the New world : containing a general history of all the various nations, states, and republics of the western continent ..and a complete history of the United States to the present time .. . GENERAL PIHHCE. which moved forward, planting their batteries and driving in theenemys pickets. General Smiths brigade then proceeded to theleft, and Colonel Rileys to the right, dragging their cannon withgreat difficulty over a surface apparently impassable to the Americans had planted a howitzer battery under the careof Captain Magruder, they were fired upon by the enemy, whowounded Lieutenant Johnstone mortally, and Callender heavy was this fire, that the American batteries were soon after-wards withdrawn. But at this time General Smith engaged theMexican infantry outside the fort ; and at the same moment, theartillery gained a favourable position, and recommenced firing. Onboth sides, the cannonading became general, but that of the enemyat length obliged the battery of Captain Magruder to withdrawGeneral Pierce, with his brigade, then advanced to support Smith 576 CAMPiTGN OF GENERAL GENERAL SHIELDS. and Cadwalader to support Colonel Riley. On observing thesemovements, a large body of lancers advanced from Churubusco,and threatened Cadwaladers position ; but by order of General Pil-low, Colonel Morgan, with the fifteenth infantry, advanced to Cad-waladers support; and General Scott arriving about the same time,detached the volunteers of General Shields for the same left flank were now exposed to a heavy fire of the enemy, thetroops rapidly pursuing a route evidently marked for them by thewily foe. To divert the attention of the enemy, a femt attack wasconducted against Contreras, while General Smith, with some artil-lery and rifles, fell back to Ensaldo, a village bordered on one sideby a deep ravine, and on the other by a small stream of these extended a high stone wall. Narrow lanes inter
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