Contreras, Battle of

Contreras, Battle of
(Aug. 19–20, 1847) Decisive engagement between U.S. and Mexican troops in the Mexican War.

On its march to Mexico City, the U.S. force under Winfield Scott was blocked by a Mexican force and detoured via a difficult road across lava beds held by another Mexican force. After an engagement that lasted less than 20 minutes, Scott's troops gained control of several roads to Mexico City. They then captured the main Mexican army of Antonio Santa Anna at Churubusco.

* * *

Mexican War [1847]
      U.S. victory at a hamlet southwest of Mexico City, with which on Aug. 19–20, 1847, the army of Maj. Gen. Winfield Scott opened the final campaign of the Mexican War. Finding the road from Acapulco to Mexico City blocked by units of Gen. Antonio López de Santa Anna's army, Scott took the difficult road across the lava beds south of Lake Chalco. That route was held by Gen. Gabriel Valencia, who occupied the hill of Padierna, north of Contreras. On August 19 in an engagement lasting less than 20 minutes, Scott drove Valencia from Contreras and gained control of several roads leading to Mexico City. Before pushing on to the capital, he turned to attack the Mexicans on the Acapulco road and on August 20 captured Santa Anna's principal army at Churubusco.

* * *


Universalium. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужна курсовая?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Battle of Chancellorsville — Part of the American Civil War …   Wikipedia

  • battle — battle1 battler, n. /bat l/, n., v., battled, battling. n. 1. a hostile encounter or engagement between opposing military forces: the battle of Waterloo. 2. participation in such hostile encounters or engagements: wounds received in battle. 3. a… …   Universalium

  • Contreras — may refer to: People Pedro de Alvarado (Pedro de Alvarado y Contreras), Spanish conquistador Carlos Contreras, Mexican NASCAR driver Carlos Alberto Contreras, Colombian road cyclist Eleazar López Contreras, Venezuelan politician and former… …   Wikipedia

  • Battle of Contreras — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Battle of Contreras caption= The Battle of Contreras by Carl Nebel. Oil on canvas, 1851. partof=the Mexican American War date=August 19 20, 1847 place=Mexico City, D.F. result=American victory… …   Wikipedia

  • Battle of Churubusco — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Battle of Churubusco colour scheme=background:#cccccc caption= The Battle of Churubusco by Carl Nebel. Oil on canvas, 1851. partof=the Mexican American War date=August 20, 1847 place=Mexico City, D.F.… …   Wikipedia

  • Battle for Mexico City — Mexico City Campaign Part of the Mexican American War The American assault on Chapultepec Castle …   Wikipedia

  • Battle of Tarpellanca — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Battle of Tarpellanca partof=the Chilean War of Independence caption= date=September 26, 1820 place=Tarpellanca ford, on the banks of the Laja River result=Royalist victory combatant1=… …   Wikipedia

  • Battle of Santiago — The Battle of Santiago is the name given to a particularly unsavoury and infamous football match during the 1962 World Cup Finals. It was a game played between hosts Chile and Italy on June 2, 1962 in Santiago.cite web | title=The Knowledge… …   Wikipedia

  • Bataille De Contreras — Bataille de Contreras par Carl Nebel (1851) Informations générales Date 20 août 1847 Lieu …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Bataille de contreras — Bataille de Contreras par Carl Nebel (1851) Informations générales Date 20 août 1847 Lieu …   Wikipédia en Français

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”