United States; a history: the most complete and most popular history of the United States of America from the aboriginal times to the present . aignof the war. With a force of twelve thousand men he landed to the south of Vera Cruz, and in three days theinvestment of the city was were opened at the distanceof eight hundred yards; and on themorning of the 22d the cannonadewas begun. On the water side VeraCruz was defended by the celebratedcastle of San Juan dUlloa, erectedby Spain in the early part of the sev-enteenth century, at the cost of fourmillion dollars. For fou
United States; a history: the most complete and most popular history of the United States of America from the aboriginal times to the present . aignof the war. With a force of twelve thousand men he landed to the south of Vera Cruz, and in three days theinvestment of the city was were opened at the distanceof eight hundred yards; and on themorning of the 22d the cannonadewas begun. On the water side VeraCruz was defended by the celebratedcastle of San Juan dUlloa, erectedby Spain in the early part of the sev-enteenth century, at the cost of fourmillion dollars. For four days anincessant storm of shot and shell from the fleet of Commodore Conner andthe land-batteries of Scott was poured upon the doomed castle and and property were swept into a common ruin. An assault wasalready planned, when the humbled authorities of the city proposed ca-pitulation. On the night of the 27th terms of surrender were signed, andtwo days afterward the American flag floated over Vera Cruz. The route from the gulf to the capital was now open. On the 8thof April General Twiggs, in command of the American advance, set out. SCENE OF SCOTTS CAMPAIGN, 1847. POLKS ADMINISTRATION. 455 on the road to Jalapa. The main division, led by General Scott in per-son, followed immediately. For several days there was no serious oppo-sition; but on the 12th of the month Twiggs came upon Santa Anna,who, with an army of fifteen thousand men, had taken possession of theheights and rocky pass of Cerro Gordo. The position, though seeminglyimpregnable, must be carried, or further advance was impossible. On themorning of the 18th the American army was arranged for an assault which,according to all the rules of war, promised only disaster and ruin. But tothe troops of the United States nothing now seemed too arduous, no deed toofull of peril. Before noonday every position of the Mexicans had been suc-cessfully stormed and themselves driven into a precipitate rout. Nearlythree thou
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