invade Mexico City. After this battle General Taylor established himself as one of the premier generals in the U.S. General Taylor had showed consistently that he could win with an army much smaller then one of his opponents. The American General Adam Scott fought the next large battle at Churubusco. General Scott’s soldiers stormed the fortified Mexican camp at Conteras. General Scott’s 9,000 men attacked the camp or 30,000 Mexican troops and won. The camp was in the small village of Churubusco 6 miles south of Mexico City. After about a day of fighting the American troops has pushed the Mexicans all the way back to the City where the Mexicans sought refuge within the walls of the capital city. Scott’s men followed into Chapultepec. Chapultepec was the last battle of the war before the capture of Mexico City. Scott’s men attacked Chapultepec which was a fortified hill guarding the city gates.Scott’s men did not let up for an entire day until finally the Mexican soldiers went into the capital city. On September 12th Scott’s men began their attacks and on the 14th they entered Mexico City. Probably one of the most legendary battles that has ever been fought was the Battle at the Texas mission known as the Alamo “The Alamo was the culmination of all the rage and hatred that had built up in the southwest during the 1830’s” (vmi.edu Chapter 3, essay 1) In the battle at the Alamo Santa Anna’s forces attacked the mission for 13 days. The Texans had been using this mission as a fortification and the tried their best to defend it. After 12 days the Texans had run out of ammunition. With nothing but their fists and swords to fight with they held strong as the Mexicans stormed the Mission. The Texans fought with passion and courage but lost in the end because of their lack of ammunition. The Siege of the Alamo lasted from February 23rd – March 6th 1836. Results Of the WarThe w...
