The following units and commanders of the

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and

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armed forces fought in the

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from March 9 to 29, 1847, during the

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United States

U.S. Army

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General Staff "Little Cabinet"D-Day, Veracruz 1847, A Grand Design
/ref> * Chief Engineer: Col

Joseph Totten Joseph Gilbert Totten (August 23, 1788 – April 22, 1864) fought in the War of 1812, served as Chief of Engineers and was regent of the Smithsonian Institution and cofounder of the National Academy of Sciences. In 1836, he was elected a member ...

* Chief of Artillery: Col

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, 2nd U.S. Artillery * Inspector General: Ltc Ethan Allen Hitchcock * Staff Coordinator: Cpt Henry Lee Scott * Engineer Aide-de-Camp: Maj John L. Smith * Engineer Aide-de-Camp: Cpt Joseph E. Johnston * Engineer Aide-de-Camp: Cpt

Robert E. Lee Robert Edward Lee (January 19, 1807 – October 12, 1870) was a Confederate general during the American Civil War, towards the end of which he was appointed the overall commander of the Confederate States Army. He led the Army of Nort ...

* Engineer Aide-de-Camp: 1st Lt

Pierre G. T. Beauregard Pierre Gustave Toutant-Beauregard (May 28, 1818 - February 20, 1893) was a Confederate general officer of Louisiana Creole descent who started the American Civil War by leading the attack on Fort Sumter on April 12, 1861. Today, he is commonly ...

* Engineer Aide-de-Camp: 2nd Lt

Zealous B. Tower Zealous Bates Tower (January 12, 1819 – March 20, 1900) was an American soldier and civil engineer who served as a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War. He was most noted for constructing the solid defenses of Federal-occupie ...

U.S. Navy

Home Squadron
Commodore David Conner
Commodore

Matthew C. Perry Matthew Calbraith Perry (April 10, 1794 – March 4, 1858) was a commodore of the United States Navy who commanded ships in several wars, including the War of 1812 and the Mexican–American War (1846–1848). He played a leading role in the op ...

Mexico

BG Juan Estaban Morales
2nd-in-command: BG Jose Juan Landero
Chief of Engineers: Ltc

Manuel Robles Pezuela Manuel Robles Pezuela (23 May 1817 - 23 March 1862) was a military engineer, military commander, and eventually interim president of Mexico during a civil war, the War of Reform, being waged between conservatives and liberals, in which he served ...

Notes

References

{{reflist * Alcaraz, Ramon. ''Apuntes para la historia de la Guerra entre Mexico y los Estados Unidos''. Mexico City. Published by Manuel Payno. 1848. * Ramsey, Albert C. ''The Other Side or Notes for the History of the War Between Mexico & the United States''. New York, John Wiley. 1850. * Roa Barcena, Jose Maria. ''Recuerdos de la invasion norte-americana''. Ed. Antonio Castro Leal. Mexico City, Editorial Porrua. 1947. Mexican–American War orders of battle