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What Mexican port city did both General Taylor and General Scott pass?
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Matamoros
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Near what Mexican port city did both General Taylor and General Scott pass?
General Taylor and General Scott both passed by the Mexican port of Matamoros. It is located on the southern bank of the Rio Grande, directly across the border from Brownsville, Texas.
Who were the most famous American generals in the Mexican American War?
Zachary Taylor may have a better name recognition because of his Presidency, but both Winfield Scott and Stephen Kearny are better known among Military Historians then "Old Rough and Ready" was. That is not intended as a "put-down" of Taylor at all, his service was commendable, but Kearny draws acclaim as the Father of the Cavalry and as an inovator and for leading from the front and Scott was the "Grand Old Man" of the US Army.
What generals that were in the Mexican American War carried over to the Civil War?
Taylor and Kearny had both died and Scott designed the Anaconda Plan and retired. General John E. Wool was still in uniform and was still a Brigadier with 20 years of time in grade. At 77 he was the oldest General on either side.
Who were the commanding officers of both sides in the Battle of Cerro Gordo?
US forces were commanded by General Winfield Scott. The Mexican forces were commanded by General Antonio Lopez de Sant Anna.
How did the US aproach negotiation with Mexico in the USMexican war?
There was no negotiation at first; both Nicholas Trist and General Winfield Scott approached Mexican negotiators as a conquered enemy.
Who were the military leaders of both sides during the Mexican war?
During the Mexican-American War, the Mexican leader, Santa Anna led the Mexican nation and acted as its military leader as well. For the US, the top military chief was General Winfield Scott. The US President was President Polk.
Who are the famous people in the us-Mexican war?
The two most important include General Winfield Scott and Antonio Lopez the Santa Anna, supreme commanders of both sides during the war.
Civil War General who was also a General in the Mexican American War?
Winfield Scott was both a US General Officer in the Mexican American and Civil Wars. Sterling Price became a Brigadier General after the Taos Revolt during the Mexican American War and was a Major General of the Confederate States Army during the US Civil War. There was also John Ellis Wool who, when the Civil War began had been a Brigadier General for twenty years and had been in uniform for 49 years. He was the oldest General Officer on either side during the US Civil war at the age of 77. He got his second star during the Civil War.
Who is the hero of the Mexican-American War?
General Zachary Taylor.
Who led the war with Mexico?
Van Buren as President was the political leader. Both Taylor and Scott led separate military expeditions: Taylor overland from the North, Scott by sea through Vera Cruz.
Who were the Civil War generals that cut their teeth during the Mexican-American War?
There were many including both Grant and Lee who were junior officers during the Mexican Ameican War. Winfield Scott was a US Army General in both wars. Sterling Price was a US Army General in Mexico and New Mexico during the Mexican American War and a Confederate States Major General in the US Civil War. Price spent four years between the Wars as the Governor of the US State of Missouri.
Where does Scott swift live?
Well..Taylor was asked about her parents and she said they both live in Maine at the moment. :DD
