Battle of Chapultepec
Fort Texas - Palo Alto - Resaca de la Palma - Monterrey - Buena Vista - Sacramento River - Vera Cruz - Cerro Gordo - Contreras - Churubusco - Molino del Rey - Mexico City - Chapultepec - Puebla - Huamantla
The Battle of Chapultepec ( to German: Grasshopper Hill) was in the Mexican-American War, from 12 to September 13, 1847 held on the hill of the same name, which was at that time near Mexico City (now part of the urban area ).
The army of the United States was in 1847 occurred in the Mexican Republic, with the pretext of territorial violations in Texas, which had until 1836 belongs to Mexico. A part of the army attacked from the north of the country, another went in the port of Veracruz on land and moved from there to the capital before. American commander was Winfield Scott. There, precisely in Chapultepec, the facilities of the Military College, which the General Nicolás Bravo board, which was supported by the battalion San Blas, which was subordinate to the General Felipe Santiago Xicoténcatl were. The Military College, which was located in a valley, was one of the last military bases that were not consumed.
In the period of this battle, the episode, which is known as the " heroic martyrdom of the heroic children of Chapultepec " in Mexico falls, as cadets and instructors, who kept watch at the Castle of Chapultepec, intervened against the Americans to arms. The cadets were 14-18 years old, the trainer a bit older. The official Mexican history remembers in particular to the six young men who lost their lives in this battle, and remembers it as " the heroes of Chapultepec children ".
In the Castle of Chapultepec, which is National Museum of History today, remember the young defender of Mexico signs on the places where they died. This defense is standing beneath the castle Monumento a los Ninos Heroes dedicated, located behind the main entrance of the park.
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- George Edward Pickett, who made later during the Civil War on the side of the Confederate career, commanded the 8th Infantry Regiment, and turned in during the battle particularly pointing.
- The involvement of the U.S. Marines in this battle are reflected in the first line of text of the anthem of the Marines resist (From the Halls of Montezuma ).