North America, 09 Mar 1847: Siege of Veracruz
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Political map of North America & the Caribbean on 09 Mar 1847 (Manifest Destiny: Siege of Veracruz), showing the following events: Mormon Battalion; Statehood for Iowa; Treaty of Cahuenga; Taos Revolt; Doniphan’s March; Battle of Buena Vista; Siege of Veracruz.

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A m e r i c a

C a n a d a(Br.)

R u p e r t ' s L a n d(Br./HBC)

The
Bahamas(Br.)

Newfoundland(Br.)

California(US occ.)

Unorganized
Territory

Leeward Islands(Br.)

Windward
Islands(Br.)

Columbia
District(Br. unorg. terr.)

Nova Scotia(Br.)

British
Guiana(Br.)

Puerto
Rico(Sp.)

P.G. of
Oregon(semi-indep)

Mosquito
Kingdom(Br. prot.)

Lakota
Sioux,
Cheyenne

Iron Confederacy

Great
Basin
peoples

Wisconsin
Terr.(US terr.)

Dutch
W. Indies(Neth.)

P.G. of
New Mexico(US occ.)

Disputed
Territory(US-Mex disp)

St P. & M.(Fr.)

Bay Is.(Br. ctrl)

19 Oct 1846–29 Jan 1847US forces cross
desert to California

Dec 1846Iowa becomes
US state

13 Jan 1847Fighting ends
in California

19 Jan–9 Jul 1847Taos Revolt
in New Mexico

8 Feb–21 May 1847US forces march
across Chihuahua state

22–23 Feb 1847US victory at
Buena Vista

9–29 Mar 1847US captures
Veracruz

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