Decisive battles since Waterloo : the most important military events from 1815 to 1887 . he edge of the grove. General Pillowsent Lieutenant-Colonel Johnstone with a party of rifle-men to turn this position by a flank movement ; it washandsomely accomplished, and just as the riflemen brokethrough the redan, Pillow, with the main body, charged itin front and forced the Mexicans away from it. Havinggained possession of the grove, Pillow advanced to thebase of the rock; as the Mexican fire from the batteries ofthe castle, crashing among the trees, seemed far more ter-rible than it really was, and
Decisive battles since Waterloo : the most important military events from 1815 to 1887 . he edge of the grove. General Pillowsent Lieutenant-Colonel Johnstone with a party of rifle-men to turn this position by a flank movement ; it washandsomely accomplished, and just as the riflemen brokethrough the redan, Pillow, with the main body, charged itin front and forced the Mexicans away from it. Havinggained possession of the grove, Pillow advanced to thebase of the rock; as the Mexican fire from the batteries ofthe castle, crashing among the trees, seemed far more ter-rible than it really was, and greatly disturbed the troopsof Pillows column. The Mexicans had retired to a re-doubt half-way up the side of the hill ; the riflemen sprangup from rock to rock, discharging irregular volleys as theypressed on, and were followed by Hooker, Chase, andothers, with detachments of infantry. In a very short time the redoubt was gained, the gar-rison was driven up the hill towards the castle, and Pil-lows men were pressing them closely. As the latter !iii!i I m Mm to iiiiiiiS f */» <*. 112 DECISIVE BATTLES SINCE WATERLOO. came in range of the castle, the firing was very Ransom, of the Ninth, was killed, and GeneralPillow was wounded. But the troops advanced steadilytill they gained the crest of the hill. At this point therewas some delay, as the scaling ladders had not arrived,but during the delay two of Quitmans regiments andClarkes brigade reinforced the storming party. As soonas the ladders came, the men rushed forward with them,jumped into the ditch, and planted the ladders for theassault on the castle. Lieutenant Selden was the firstman to mount. The Mexicans concentrated all their en-ergies to repel this final attack. A furious and well-aimed fire dashed the foremost of the stormers into theditch, killing Lieutenants Rogers and Smith, and clearingthe ladders of the men that were ascending. A newstorming-party advanced and mounted the ladders, and,after a sho
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