One side in this war made an amphibious landing at Veracruz under Winfield Scott, and that side also had troops under Zachary Taylor.
During this war, a group of Catholic deserters formed a battalion called the San Patricios, of which 50 were later hanged after being captured at the Battle of Churubusco. One negotiator ignored his recall and was fired after successfully negotiating this war's peace treaty. That man was Nicholas Trist. One leader in this war lost his fake leg to troops guided on a flanking route by Robert E. Lee in the Battle of Cerro Gordo. One side in this war made an amphibious landing at Veracruz under Winfield Scott, and that side also had troops under Zachary Taylor. For 10 points, name this war ended by the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, from which one side received California.
During this war, a group of Catholic deserters formed a battalion called the San Patricios, of which 50 were later hanged after being captured at the Battle of Churubusco.
Mexican-American War