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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:military
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gptkbp:casualties
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Mexican: 180 killed, 400 wounded
U.S.: 80 killed, 250 wounded
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gptkbp:combatant
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gptkb:Mexico
gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:commander
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gptkb:Juan_Esteban_Morales
gptkb:Winfield_Scott
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gptkbp:defendedIn
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gptkb:Mexican_Army
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gptkbp:endDate
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March 29, 1847
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gptkbp:enemyOf
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gptkb:U.S._Army
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gptkbp:followedBy
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gptkb:Battle_of_Cerro_Gordo
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Siege of Veracruz
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:Veracruz,_Mexico
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gptkbp:notableEvent
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gptkb:amphibious_landing_at_Collado_Beach
bombardment of the city
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gptkbp:notableFor
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first large-scale amphibious assault conducted by U.S. forces
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gptkbp:notableParticipant
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gptkb:Robert_E._Lee
gptkb:Ulysses_S._Grant
George B. McClellan
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gptkbp:numberOfTroops
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Mexico: ~3,400
U.S.: ~12,000
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gptkbp:partOf
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gptkb:Mexican–American_War
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gptkbp:precededBy
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gptkb:Battle_of_Buena_Vista
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gptkbp:result
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United States victory
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gptkbp:significance
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opened the way for the U.S. advance to Mexico City
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gptkbp:startDate
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March 9, 1847
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gptkbp:surrenderedTo
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March 27, 1847
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Mexican–American_War
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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