Category: Battle of Contreras

Categories: Mexican-American War Conflicts


The Battle of Contreras, also known as the Battle of Padierna, took place on 19–20 August 1847, in the final encounters of the Mexican-American War. Leaving Puebla on 7 Aug. for his march on Mexico City, the U.S. army under Major General Winfield Scott, reached Ayotla and Chalco on 11 Aug. with the divisions of David E. Twiggs, William J. Worth, John A. Quitman, and Gideon Johnson Pillow. Scott moved on the south side of Lake Chalco on 15 Aug., advancing to San Agustin. Santa Anna had about 30,000 men defending the city, including 7,000 from Gabriel Valencia's Army of the North, which was located near Contreras by 17 Aug.

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26 Oct 1807 Prince William, Virginia, United States - 11 Mar 1881
18 Feb 1817 New Bern, North Carolina, USA - 05 Jul 1863 photo

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abt 1803 New York, United States - 31 May 1857
28 May 1818 St. Bernard, Louisiana, United States - 20 Feb 1893 photo
09 Aug 1791 Baltimore, Maryland, United States - 10 Sep 1861 photo
31 Aug 1810 Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States - 27 Oct 1884 photo
abt 05 Dec 1820 Newmarket, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, USA - abt 02 Sep 1862 photo

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16 May 1806 Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States - 03 Feb 1879 photo
23 Oct 1809 Connecticut, United States - 20 Aug 1847
22 Jan 1810 Maryland, United States - 17 Dec 1887 photo
10 Jun 1801 Litchfield, Connecticut, United States - 24 Jun 1877
20 Mar 1812 Russellville, Logan County, Kentucky, USA - 27 Nov 1880 photo

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abt 1819 District of Columbia, United States - 17 Jul 1888
17 Dec 1820 Grantwood Village, St. Louis, Missouri, United States - 23 Dec 1892 photo

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abt 1823 Virginia, United States - 20 Aug 1847
bef 1825 Pennsylvania, United States - 19 Feb 1854

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27 May 1823 Coos County, New Hampshire, USA - 22 Sep 1874 photo

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abt 1817 District of Columbia, United States - 13 Sep 1847
01 Aug 1793 Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States - 18 Feb 1869 photo

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22 Aug 1800 Haysborough, Davidson, Tennessee, USA - 09 May 1889 photo
09 Jan 1822 Oswego, New York, United States - 12 Apr 1901 photo
19 Jan 1812 Ohio, United States - 16 Apr 1865
06 Dec 1807 New York, United States - 12 Aug 1884 photo

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abt 1820 Pennsylvania, United States - 26 Aug 1847

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19 Jan 1807 Stratford Hall, Westmoreland, Virginia, United States - 12 Oct 1870 photo
20 May 1828 Fort Trumbull, New London County, Connecticut, United States - 25 Oct 1861
16 Nov 1819 Libertytown, Frederick, Maryland, United States - 18 Mar 1886 photo

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30 Mar 1825 Tompkinsville, Monroe County, Kentucky, USA - 16 Aug 1895 photo
03 Dec 1826 Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA - 29 Oct 1885 photo
06 Jul 1814 Hudson, Columbia, New York, United States - 11 Dec 1897
abt 1826 Wilmington, New Castle, Delaware, United States - 13 Oct 1860
20 Sep 1820 Washington, Washington, Pennsylvania, United States - 26 Jul 1893 photo

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30 Mar 1824 Buffalo, Erie, New York, United States - 10 Sep 1900
04 Jan 1821 Manlius, Onondaga, New York, United States - 21 Apr 1878
abt 1808 St. Louis County, Missouri - 01 Jan 1849 photo
13 Nov 1813 Guilford, Windham, Vermont, United States - 02 Feb 1885
10 Jul 1820 Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States - 03 Jan 1872 photo

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19 Jun 1811 Eastport, Washington, Maine, United States - 19 Aug 1892

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27 Nov 1787 St. Mary's County, Maryland - 06 Jun 1853 photo
07 Aug 1807 Monkton, Addison County, Vermont, United States - 07 Jan 1890

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03 Oct 1814 New Bern, Craven, North Carolina, United States - 06 Jan 1886
13 Jun 1786 Laurel Branch Plantation, Dinwiddie County, Virginia, United States - 29 May 1866 photo
01 Nov 1823 Norfolk, Virginia, United States - 24 Nov 1889
08 Sep 1801 Stillwater, Saratoga, New York, United States - 03 Sep 1868
06 Oct 1822 Fort Snelling - 25 Aug 1855
1825 Maine - 03 May 1896
14 Jan 1819 Delhi, Delaware County, New York - 12 Jan 1868 photo
01 May 1819 Albany, Albany, New York, USA - 12 Jan 1885 photo
25 Mar 1818 North Andover, Essex, Massachusetts, United States - 01 Sep 1862 photo
09 Oct 1822 Dover, Kent, Delaware, United States - 08 Feb 1880 photo

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16 Jul 1811 New York County, New York, United States - 08 Jun 1854
15 Dec 1817 Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States - 27 Dec 1859
12 Jan 1819 Cohasset, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States - 20 Mar 1900

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05 May 1797 Plattsburgh, Clinton, New York, United States - 07 May 1866
20 Feb 1809 Litchfield, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA - 12 Jan 1889




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