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Siege of Veracruz
1847 CE · Mexico, North America · War
On 9 March 1847, during the Mexican–American War, the United States military made an amphibious landing and besieged the key Mexican seaport of Veracruz. The port surrendered twenty days later. The U. S. forces then marched inland to Mexico City.
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