Title: Landing of the Troops at Veracruz Description: Landing of the Troops at Veracruz; painting of troops of U.S. General Winfield Scott ( June 13, 1786-May 29, 1866) which arrived by ship before the Battle of Buena Vista, Mexico, on February 8, 1847 during the Mexican-American War (1846-1848); U.S. forces led by Gen. Winfield Scott ( June 13, 1786-May 29, 1866) besieged the city of Veracruz and took it on March 29, 1847; casualties of the six-day battle were eighty Mexican military dead and 100 civilian casualties, and nineteen U.S. soldiers killed and sixty-three wounded; the U.S. victory led the way for a march inland to Mexico City; in the Battle of Buena Vista, U.S. forces led by Gen. Zachary Taylor (November 24, 1784-July 9, 1850) were victorious over the out-numbered Mexican troops under Gen. Santa Anna (Antonio de Padua Maria Severino Lopez de Santa Anna y Perez de Lebron; February 21, 1794-June 21, 1876) who retreated toward Mexico City after the two-day battle; U.S. casualties were 267 killed and 456 wounded; Mexican casualties were about 500 killed and 1,000 wounded; Taylor, known as "Old Rough and Ready," led American troops to victorious battles in the Mexican-American War and in previous wars, and became the 12th President of the United States (March 4, 1848 until he died in office on July 9, 1850); the Mexican-American War was a U.S. and Mexican territorial dispute between the Nueces and Rio Grande Rivers that led to open war between the two countries on May 13, 1846; the war ended with U.S. troops in possession of California, the Southwest, northern Mexico, and central Mexico from Veracruz to Mexico City; in the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, Mexico ceded to the U.S. the territories of California and New Mexico and all the land up to the Rio Grande River, and also relinquished its claim to Texas; in return, the U.S. paid Mexico $15 million; Category: Mexican-American War Keywords: Battle of Buena Vista, Mexico, Battle of Veracruz, Mexico, battles, flags, Mexican War (1846-1848), Mexican-American War (1846-1848), Mexico, Texas, Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, United States, U.S. flag, U.S.-Mexican War (1846-1848), Veracruz, 1840s. Orientation: Landscape Dimensions: 3000 x 2015 (6.04 MPixels) (1.49) Print Size: 25.4 x 17.1 cm; 10.0 x 6.7 inches File Size: 17.33 MB (18,170,514 Bytes) Resolution: 300 x 300 dpi Color Depth: 16.7 million (24 BitsPerPixel) Compression: None Image Number: 0000038541c Source: Jay Robert Nash Collection
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