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Battle of Contreras
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. In the Battle of Churubusco, fighting continued the following day.
Background.
Leaving Puebla on 7 August for his march on Mexico City, the U.S. army under Major General Winfield Scott, reached Ayotla and Chalco on 11 August with the divisions of David E. Twiggs, William J. Worth, John A. Quitman, and Gideon Johnson Pillow.
Vera Cruz, Mar. 9‑29, 1847
- Battle of Cerro Gordo, Apr. 17‑18, 1847
- Skirmish of Ocalaca, Aug. 16, 1847
- Battle of Contreras, Aug. 19‑20, 1847
- Battle of Churubusco, Aug. 20, 1847
- Storming of Chapultepec, Sep. 13, 1847
- Assault and Capture of the City of Mexico, Sep. 13‑14, 1847
After the War with Mexico was concluded he was in garrison at Jefferson Barracks, Mo., 1848‑49; on frontier duty, on march to