Battle for Mexico City

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battle military engagement

The Battle for Mexico City was the culminating series of engagements in the Mexican–American War in September 1847, in which U.S. forces captured Mexico’s capital and effectively secured victory in the conflict.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Mexico City campaign	6
Battle for Mexico City canonical	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	battle ⓘ military engagement ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Battle for Mexico City ⓘ surface form: Mexico City campaign
armedForce	Mexican Army ⓘ United States Army ⓘ surface form: U.S. Army
belligerent	Mexican Army ⓘ United States Army ⓘ
campaign	Battle for Mexico City self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Mexico City campaign
capitalCaptured	Mexico City ⓘ
category	1847 in Mexico ⓘ Battles involving Mexico ⓘ Battles involving the United States ⓘ
commander	Antonio López de Santa Anna ⓘ Winfield Scott ⓘ
componentBattle	Battle of Belen Gate ⓘ Battle of Casa Mata ⓘ Battle of Chapultepec ⓘ Battle of Churubusco ⓘ Battle of Contreras ⓘ Battle of Molino del Rey ⓘ Battle of San Cosme ⓘ
conflict	Mexican–American War ⓘ
conflictType	interstate war battle ⓘ
consequence	collapse of organized Mexican resistance around the capital ⓘ paved the way for the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo ⓘ
countryInvolved	Mexico ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
date	September 1847 ⓘ
followedBy	occupation of Mexico City ⓘ
historicalPeriod	19th century ⓘ
location	Mexico City ⓘ
notableFeature	assault on Chapultepec Castle ⓘ
notableUnit	Saint Patrick's Battalion ⓘ surface form: Saint Patrick’s Battalion
opponentCommander	Antonio López de Santa Anna ⓘ
outcome	occupation of the Mexican capital by U.S. forces ⓘ
partOf	Mexican–American War ⓘ U.S. occupation of Mexico City ⓘ surface form: U.S. invasion of central Mexico
precededBy	Battle of Molino del Rey ⓘ
region	Valley of Mexico ⓘ
result	United States victory ⓘ capture of Mexico City by U.S. forces ⓘ
significance	decisive campaign of the Mexican–American War ⓘ effectively secured U.S. victory in the Mexican–American War ⓘ
theater	Central Mexico ⓘ
U.S.Commander	Winfield Scott ⓘ
warTheater	Mexican heartland ⓘ
year	1847 ⓘ