History of the Mexican War

advance American Ampudia Arista arms army arrived artillery attack battalion battery battle battle of Monterey Brazos brigade Camargo camp capital Capt Captain captured cavalry chapparal Chapultepec charge Chihuahua Churubusco City of Mexico Colonel command Commodore companies Corpus Christi crossed Cruz defense detachment directed division enemy enemy's engineers eral fire flank followed force forward Fourth Infantry Fremont front Garita garrison guns halted horses hostile howitzer instructions Jalapa killed latter Lieut Lieut.-Col Lieutenant Lieutenant-Colonel Matamoros Mejia ment Mexican Government miles Monterey mountain moved night occupied officers ordered party passed Point Isabel position Puebla Quitman ravine rear received reconnoissance regiment reported Resaca retired Rifles Rio Grande river road Saltillo San Antonio San Augustin San Luis San Luis Potosi Santa Anna Scott Second Dragoons sent Slidell soldiers squadron Tamaulipas Tampico Taylor Teneria Texas Third Infantry tion town troops Twiggs United Vera Cruz volunteers Worth wounded yards