. Stories of the War of 1812, and the Mexican War .. . terpart of them being seamen, started fromSan Diego, to march toward Puebla delos Ingelos, the capital and chief cityof California. They had proceeded aboutone hundred and ten miles toward theEio San Gabriel, when they found about ^six hundred mounted men, with four (183) 184 BATTLE OF SAN GABRIEL. pieces of artillery, drawn up to disputethe passage of the river. On the 8th ofJanuary, 1847, the necessary arrange-ments having been made, the Americanswaded across the river, reserved theirfire until they reached the opposite bank,repelled a c
. Stories of the War of 1812, and the Mexican War .. . terpart of them being seamen, started fromSan Diego, to march toward Puebla delos Ingelos, the capital and chief cityof California. They had proceeded aboutone hundred and ten miles toward theEio San Gabriel, when they found about ^six hundred mounted men, with four (183) 184 BATTLE OF SAN GABRIEL. pieces of artillery, drawn up to disputethe passage of the river. On the 8th ofJanuary, 1847, the necessary arrange-ments having been made, the Americanswaded across the river, reserved theirfire until they reached the opposite bank,repelled a charge of the enemy, and thencharged them in gallant style. After anaction of an hour and a half, the enemywere driven from the field, on which theconquerors encamped for the night. Theloss of the Californians was severe. This battle, fought by the seamen andmarines of Commodore Stockton, is justlyregarded as one of the most extraordinaryexploits of the whole Mexican war, which,as we have seen, abounded in all sorts ofromantic and heroic GENERAL SHIELDS AT CERROGORDO. General James Shields distinguishedhimself in several battles during theMexican war, and was severely woundedupon two occasions. In the great battleof Cerro Gordo, General Shields, withhis brigade of volunteers, was directedto storm the height west of the principalbattery of the Mexicans, which com-manded the Jalapa road. The order waspromptly and bravely executed. Thevolunteers advanced up the height withall the steadiness and courage of vete-rans, and carrying the height drove theenemy along the Jalapa road. As Ge-neral Shields was advancing with his (187) 188 GENERAL SHIELDS AT CERRO GORDO. men, lie was shot through the paralyzed him, and he was carriedoff the field. The wound was at firstthought to be mortal, but it happilyproved to be otherwise. The generalrecovered and joined the army in timeto share in the glory of the battles ofContreras, Churubusco, and the Garitasof Mexico. Gener
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