Battle of Molino del Rey

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battle engagement of the Mexican–American War

The Battle of Molino del Rey was a major engagement during the Mexican–American War in 1847, in which U.S. forces attacked Mexican positions near Mexico City as part of the campaign to capture the capital.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Battle of Molino del Rey canonical	7
Battle of El Molino del Rey	1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	battle ⓘ engagement of the Mexican–American War ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Battle of Molino del Rey ⓘ surface form: Battle of El Molino del Rey
belligerent	Mexico ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
campaign	U.S. campaign to capture Mexico City ⓘ
commander	Antonio León ⓘ Juan Álvarez ⓘ William Jenkins Worth ⓘ surface form: William J. Worth Winfield Scott ⓘ
commemoratedBy	inscriptions on the U.S. Marine Corps War Memorial ⓘ
conflict	Mexican–American War ⓘ
country	Mexico ⓘ
date	1847-09-08 ⓘ
followedBy	Battle of Chapultepec ⓘ
hasCategory	1847 in Mexico ⓘ Battles involving Mexico ⓘ Battles involving the United States ⓘ Conflicts in 1847 ⓘ
location	Molino del Rey ⓘ Valley of Mexico ⓘ near Mexico City ⓘ
MexicanCasualties	over 2,000 killed, wounded, or captured ⓘ
MexicanCommander	General Antonio León ⓘ General Juan Álvarez ⓘ
MexicanStrength	approximately 10,000 troops ⓘ
near	Chapultepec Castle ⓘ Mexico City ⓘ
notableFeature	one of the bloodiest battles of the Mexican–American War for U.S. forces ⓘ
objective	capture Mexican positions near Mexico City ⓘ destroy suspected Mexican cannon foundry ⓘ
partOf	Battle for Mexico City ⓘ surface form: Mexico City campaign U.S. occupation of Mexico City operations ⓘ invasion of central Mexico ⓘ
precededBy	Battle of Churubusco ⓘ
result	United States victory ⓘ
side	Mexican Army ⓘ United States Army ⓘ surface form: U.S. Army
strategicSignificance	contributed to the fall of Mexico City ⓘ opened the way for the assault on Chapultepec ⓘ
theater	Central Mexico ⓘ
USCasualties	over 700 killed and wounded ⓘ
USCommander	Major General William J. Worth ⓘ Winfield Scott ⓘ surface form: Major General Winfield Scott
USStrength	approximately 3,400 troops ⓘ
year	1847 ⓘ

Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Battle of Chapultepec → precededBy → Battle of Molino del Rey ⓘ

William Jenkins Worth → participantIn → Battle of Molino del Rey ⓘ

Richard H. Anderson → participatedIn → Battle of Molino del Rey ⓘ

Veracruz–Mexico City route → associatedBattle → Battle of Molino del Rey ⓘ

Battle of Churubusco → followedBy → Battle of Molino del Rey ⓘ

Battle for Mexico City → precededBy → Battle of Molino del Rey ⓘ

Battle for Mexico City → componentBattle → Battle of Molino del Rey ⓘ

Battle of Molino del Rey → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Molino del Rey ⓘ

this entity surface form: Battle of El Molino del Rey