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http://www.history-of-american-wars.com/mexican-american-war.html

http://www.pbs.org/kera/usmexicanwar/war/monterrey.html

http://www.umich.edu/~ac213/student_projects06/magsylje/battle.html

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There was 10,000 American troops. 7,000 were sent one way and 3,000 were sent another way. They waited for the Mexicans to get to them and burned the bridges so that there was no way that they could retreat. There was 4,000 Mexican troops. 3,000 were captured. Three of them were officers. In all 400 American troops were killed. 353 of them were wounded. 1,000 Mexican troops were killed or wounded.

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-James K. Polk
-Zachary Taylor
AMERICAN OFFICERS
-General Winfield Scott
-General WIlliam North
-General Twiggs
-Captain Robert E. Lee
MEXICAN OFFICERS
-General Santa Anna
-Colonel Manuel Robles
-Colonel Juan Cano

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On April 18, 1847 about 20 miles east of Jalapa, Veracuz the Battle of Cerro Gordo happened.