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The Battle of Resaca de la Palma took place in a forested area. The Americans won because the Mexicans retreated to Monterrey.
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The Battle of Monterrey was fought on enemy territory in the town of Monterrey. The mexicans heavily fortified the city. September 24, 1846, the city surrendered.
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The Battle of Churubusco was a fight where the irish battalion, a group of american deserters that fought. They ran out of ammo so they had to surrender, so they were held captive and latter were hung for desertion.
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The Battle of Buena Vista was fought in the south. This battle was the closest the Mexicans ever got to winning a battle.
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The Siege of Veracruz was fought on the mexican city coast line for the mexicans saw the americans coming and fired cannons and used large guns to hold them back. Then they saw how many american troops there were and surrendered
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The Battle of Cerro Gordo, after the defeat of Veracruz a squad led by Mexican General Antonio López de Santa Anna. They set up camp at Cerro Gordo, or fat hill. The mexicans retreated to mexico city.
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The Battle of Contreras was fought outside of mexico city and the Americans won. The city was heavily fortified (again) but the american troop found a weak point.
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The Battle of Molino del Rey was a short battle , which took place with a troop of americans and a heavily fortified Mexican position at Molino del Rey. the troop split up into two groups and attacked from both sides.
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The Battle of Chapultepec took place near the heart of mexico city. The americans were one major fight away from overthrowing the heart of mexico. After a day of fighting for the heart of mexico and almost a year of fighting, the americans were victorious.
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The battle of Palo Alto was the first battle of the war, which took place not too far from the US/Mexico border. The americans won because the mexicans were simply out gunned by the americans.
