Scott's troops, instead of taking the main…
April 1847 CE
Although by now aware of the positions of U.S. troops, Santa Anna and his troops are unprepared for the onslaught that follows.
Using a trail found by US engineers, who include Robert E. Lee, George B. McClellan, Joseph E. Johnston and P. G. T. Beauregard (all destined to become generals in the U.S. Civil War), General William J. Worth leads units in an envelopment and ultimate rout of Santa Anna’s forces on April 18.
The U.S. Army suffers four hundred casualties, while the Mexicans suffer over one thousand casualties and three thousand are taken prisoner.
Disease continues to ravage the American ranks.
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