Defeating the Mexican Army
Despite its losses in New Mexico and California, and on its northern front, Mexico refused to surrender. To finish the war, President Polk followed the advice of his general in chief, Winfield Scott, and sent an army to capture Mexico City. He chose Scott himself to make an amphibious landing at Veracruz and then follow the path Hernando Cortés took centuries earlier when he defeated the Aztecs. Scott planned and executed a brilliant campaign, in which he consistently defeated larger forces through superior tactics and bold maneuvers. The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo in 1848 ended the war.
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Colt Walker revolver, aka US Model 1847; the first revolver ever purchased by the Army Ordnance Department. This was a problem in that many men had never seen a revolver, much less used one, resulting in many burst cylinders, the accidental firing of all six chambers etc. They were made for a Regiment of Mounted Riflemen serving in the Mexican War.
M1836 .54 pistol carried by G. W. Morgan when he was wounded at Churubusco
unusual English made flintlock blunderbuss pistol carried by someone in the Mexican army; found on the battlefield of Cerro Gordo, Mexico
Colt Walker revolver, aka US Model 1847; the first revolver ever purchased by the Army Ordnance Department. This was a problem in that many men had never seen a revolver, much less used one, resulting in many burst cylinders, the accidental firing of all six chambers etc. They were made for a Regiment of Mounted Riflemen serving in the Mexican War.
M1836 .54 pistol carried by G. W. Morgan when he was wounded at Churubusco
unusual English made flintlock blunderbuss pistol carried by someone in the Mexican army; found on the battlefield of Cerro Gordo, Mexico
