. Appleton's cyclopaedia of American biography . ^ • ^ SCOTT SCOTT 441. the peaceful removal of the Cherokees from Georgiato their present reservation beyond the threatened collision with Great Britain, grow-ing out of the disputed boundary-line betweenMaine and New Brunswick, was averted in 1839,mainly through the pacific efforts of Scott, andthe question was finally settled by the Webster-Ashburton treaty of 1842. By the death of Gen. Maoomb in 1841 Scott be-came commander-in-chiet of the army of the United States. In 1847he was assignedto the chief com-mand of thearmyin Mexi
. Appleton's cyclopaedia of American biography . ^ • ^ SCOTT SCOTT 441. the peaceful removal of the Cherokees from Georgiato their present reservation beyond the threatened collision with Great Britain, grow-ing out of the disputed boundary-line betweenMaine and New Brunswick, was averted in 1839,mainly through the pacific efforts of Scott, andthe question was finally settled by the Webster-Ashburton treaty of 1842. By the death of Gen. Maoomb in 1841 Scott be-came commander-in-chiet of the army of the United States. In 1847he was assignedto the chief com-mand of thearmyin Mexico. Draw-ing a portion ofTaylors troopsoperating fromthe Rio Grande,and assemblinghis force at Lo-bos island, on 9March he land-ed 12,000 menand investedVera Cruz. Themortar - batteryopened on the22d, and thesiege - guns twodays later, andon the 20th the city and the castle of San JuandUlloa capitulated, after nearly 7,000 missiles hadbeen fired. The garrison of 5,000 men groundedarms outside of the city on the 29th. On 8 April,Scott began his march toward Jalapa, an
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