Santa Anna makes one last attempt to…

October 1847 CE

Santa Anna makes one last attempt to defeat the Americans, by cutting them off from the coast, in September.

General Joaquín Rea begins the Siege of Puebla, soon joined by Santa Anna, but they fail to take it before the approach of a relief column from Veracruz under Brigadier Joseph Lane prompts Santa Anna to stop him.

Puebla is relieved by Lane on October 12, 1847, following his defeat of Santa Anna at the Battle of Huamantla on October 9, 1847.

The battle is Santa Anna's last.

Following the defeat, the new Mexican government led by Manuel de la Peña y Peña asks Santa Anna to turn over command of the army to General José Joaquín de Herrera.

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Puebla (de Zaragoza) Puebla Mexico View →

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Antonio López de Santa Anna 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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