Siege of Veracruz

Siege of Veracruz
	Part of the Mexican–American War
	; Scott's siege guns were in place on ground outside the city
Date	March 9–29, 1847
Location	Veracruz, Veracruz
Result	American victory
Belligerents
United States	Mexico
Commanders and leaders
Winfield Scott; David Conner; Matthew C. Perry	Juan Esteban Morales
Units involved
See order of battle	See order of battle
Strength
8,600	3,360
Casualties and losses
13 killed; 55 wounded	80–350 killed; 50 wounded; 3,000 captured
	100–1,000 civilians killed

On 9 March 1847, during the Mexican–American War, the United States military made an amphibious landing and besieged the key Mexican seaport of Veracruz. The port surrendered twenty days later. The U.S. forces then marched inland to Mexico City.

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^ Smith, J.H., 1919, The War with Mexico, New York: Macmillan

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[3] Smith, J.H., 1919, The War with Mexico, New York: Macmillan

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