Battle of Molino del Rey

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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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Battle of Molino del Rey canonical 12
Battle of El Molino del Rey 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
engagement of the Mexican–American War ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Battle of El Molino del Rey ⓘ
belligerent Mexico ⓘ
United States ⓘ
campaign U.S. campaign to capture Mexico City ⓘ
commander Antonio León ⓘ
Juan Álvarez ⓘ
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 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 ⓘ
U.S. Army ⓘ
linked to: United States 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 ⓘ
Major General Winfield Scott ⓘ
linked to: Winfield Scott
USStrength approximately 3,400 troops ⓘ
year 1847 ⓘ

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Referenced by (13)

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 El Molino del Rey ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Molino del Rey
George Sykes → participatedIn → Battle of Molino del Rey ⓘ
subject linked to: Major General George Sykes
Fitz John Porter → battle → Battle of Molino del Rey ⓘ
Molino del Rey → significantEvent → Battle of Molino del Rey ⓘ
William J. Worth → hasPartIn → Battle of Molino del Rey ⓘ
subject linked to: Major General William J. Worth
17th Infantry Regiment → notableEngagement → Battle of Molino del Rey ⓘ