An illustrated history of the New world : containing a general history of all the various nations, states, and republics of the western continent ..and a complete history of the United States to the present time .. . to a successful resistance. Around)t, in every direction, was an irregular valley, broken by rocks andgullies, and having the whole surface jagged with sharp pointsof lava. Among the rocks to the west was the fortress of Contreras,containing several thousand men, and mounting twenty-two piecesof cannon. North of San Augustin were the still stronger works ofChurubusco, and at short
An illustrated history of the New world : containing a general history of all the various nations, states, and republics of the western continent ..and a complete history of the United States to the present time .. . to a successful resistance. Around)t, in every direction, was an irregular valley, broken by rocks andgullies, and having the whole surface jagged with sharp pointsof lava. Among the rocks to the west was the fortress of Contreras,containing several thousand men, and mounting twenty-two piecesof cannon. North of San Augustin were the still stronger works ofChurubusco, and at short distances, those of San Angel and SanPallo, all filled with large garrisons and bristling with cannon andmusketry. The city wall was one huge fortification. On the 19th, Captain Lee, with Lieutenants Beauregard andTower, continued the previous days reconnoissance of the hostilelines. While this was going on. General Pillow, accompanied bythe forces of Lieutenants Smith and Callender, was ordered towardContreras. He advanced, opening the road step by step, until hereached an elevated position, from which the enemys works were irview. He was soon joined by the advance under General Twiggs BATTLE OF GENERAL PIHHCE. which moved forward, planting their batteries and driving in theenemys pickets. General Smiths brigade then proceeded to theleft, and Colonel Rileys to the right, dragging their cannon withgreat difficulty over a surface apparently impassable to the Americans had planted a howitzer battery under the careof Captain Magruder, they were fired upon by the enemy, whowounded Lieutenant Johnstone mortally, and Callender heavy was this fire, that the American batteries were soon after-wards withdrawn. But at this time General Smith engaged theMexican infantry outside the fort ; and at the same moment, theartillery gained a favourable position, and recommenced firing. Onboth sides, the cannonading became general, but that of the enemyat len
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