Battle of Cerro Gordo (April 17-18, 1847) The Mexican War

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	U.S. troops hauling artillery up La Atalaya

A direct hit on a U.S. artillery position at Cerro Gordo.	The final battle of Cerro Gordo, April 18, 1847.

	Colonel Harney charges the Mexican position.

	Santa Anna, missing foot, flees as his coach is seized.

Dispatch communicating Scott's official report of the Battle of Cerro Gordo (Winfield Scott)
March to Jalapa—Battle of Cerro Gordo (Ulysses S. Grant Memoirs)
The Battle of Cerro Gordo, April 16, 1847 (George B. McClellan)
U.S. Casualties During the Battle of Cerro Gordo
The Mexican American War