Siege of Veracruz

Name: Siege of Veracruz
Start: 1847-03-09
End: 1847-03-29

9 Mar 1847 – 29 Mar 1847 · 19.19° N, 96.15° W

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When: 9 Mar 1847 – 29 Mar 1847
Kind: Siege
Coordinates: 19.19° N, 96.15° W
Description: 1847 battle of the Mexican-American War

Siege of Veracruz

1847 battle of the Mexican-American War

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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Mexican-American25 Apr 1846 · Interstate war · Deaths 19,283

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