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There were a couple different Battles of Vera Cruz but you probably mean the one in 1847 during the Mexican-American War, when the American troops were led by General Winfield Scott.

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British and American troops were led by who in the Battle of El Alamein?

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British and American troops were led by who in the Battle of El Alamein?

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Who ordered American troops to seize the port of Veracruz in April 1914?

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