. Stories of the War of 1812, and the Mexican War .. . V\tf ^:A,!yy . BATTLE OF CERRO GORDO. 123 Gordo. This place, which was very strongby nature, had been carefully fortified bythe Mexicans, under General Santa thought that General Scotts menwere not brave enough to venture to at-tack such a strong position, defended byabout fifteen thousand well furnishedand disciplined troops. But GeneralScott soon formed his plan of attack, andon the 17th of April, ordered his divi-sions to take their appointed next morning, the troops advancedto the attack, under an awful fire fro
. Stories of the War of 1812, and the Mexican War .. . V\tf ^:A,!yy . BATTLE OF CERRO GORDO. 123 Gordo. This place, which was very strongby nature, had been carefully fortified bythe Mexicans, under General Santa thought that General Scotts menwere not brave enough to venture to at-tack such a strong position, defended byabout fifteen thousand well furnishedand disciplined troops. But GeneralScott soon formed his plan of attack, andon the 17th of April, ordered his divi-sions to take their appointed next morning, the troops advancedto the attack, under an awful fire fromthe Mexican batteries. Colonel Harney,with a brigade of troops, rushed up theheight of Cerro Gordo, on which the prin-cipal battery was erected, and after ashort struggle, drove the enemy from 124 BATTLE OF CERRO GORDO. tlieir works. By two oclock in the after-noon the victory was complete. Fivegenerals, many other officers, three thou-sa,nd soldiers, forty three pieces of can-non, and a great quantity of small armswere taken. Santa Anna, with the r
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