General Winfield Scott performs the first major…

March 1847 CE

General Winfield Scott performs the first major amphibious landing in U.S. history on March 9, 1847, in preparation for the Siege of Veracruz.

A group of twelve thousand volunteer and regular soldiers successfully offload supplies, weapons, and horses near the walled city using specially designed landing crafts.

Included in the invading force are Robert E. Lee, George Meade, Ulysses S. Grant, James Longstreet, and Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson.

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Veracruz (Llave) Veracruz Mexico View →

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Antonio López de Santa Anna View → George Gordon Meade View → James K. Polk View → James Longstreet View → Robert E. Lee View → Stonewall Jackson View → Ulysses S. Grant View → Winfield Scott View →

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United States of America (US, USA) (Washington DC) View → Mexico, Second Federal Republic of View → California Territory View →

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Jacksonian Democracy (United States) View → “Manifest Destiny” and American Expansion; 1840-1851 View → Mexican-American War View →

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Watercraft View → Conflict View → Government View →

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