Chapultepec, Mexico in "My Grandmother Millard and General Bedford Forrest and the Battle of Harrykin Creek" (Location)

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Chapultepec
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2287
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1334
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Chapultepec Castle was attacked and taken by United States forces on September 12-13, 1847, as part of the Battle of Mexico City during the Mexican-American War. Cousin Philip's father would have been one of about 900 American casualties of the battle. Among the U.S. officers who fought there were both Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee.

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Combat Zone

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