mar 19, 1847 - Veracruz
(Mar 1847)
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Main expedition pushed inland from Veracruz (early 1847) entrusted to Gen Winfield Scott - war hero from 1812, aka “Old Fuss & Feathers”; Scott got all the way up to Mex City by Sept 1847 in campaign by Amer military annals → became most distinguished gen between Rev & Civil war
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Unit 7
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