Veracruz order of battle

The following units and commanders of the U.S. and Mexican armed forces fought in the siege of Veracruz from March 9 to 29, 1847, during the Mexican–American War.

United States

U.S. Army

MG Winfield Scott

General Staff "Little Cabinet"[1]

Division Brigade Regiments and others

1st Division[2]
     MG William J. Worth

 1st Brigade


   Col John Garland
2nd Brigade


   Col Newman S. Clarke

2nd Division
     MG David E. Twiggs

 1st Brigade


   BG Persifor F. Smith
2nd Brigade


   Col Bennet Riley

3rd "Volunteer" Division[3]
     MG Robert Patterson

 1st Brigade


   BG John A. Quitman
2nd Brigade


   BG Gideon J. Pillow
3rd Brigade


   BG James Shields

Dragoons[4]

 Dragoon Brigade


   Col William S. Harney

U.S. Navy

Home Squadron
Commodore David Conner
Commodore Matthew C. Perry

Class Vessel

Gunboats

 USS Raritan (flagship)
  

Commodore David Conner

USS Potomac
  
USS Mississippi
  

Commodore Matthew C. Perry

USS St. Mary's
  
USS Petrita
  
USS Massachusetts
  
USS Ohio
  

Captain Silas H. Stringham

Mosquito Fleet
   Commodore Josiah Tattnall III

 Composition unknown

Mexico

BG Juan Estaban Morales
2nd-in-command: BG Jose Juan Landero
Chief of Engineers: Ltc Manuel Robles Pezuela

Fortress Regiments and others

Fort Santiago and
Fort Concepción

 3,360 men
  • Artillery (89 guns), about 22 artillery batteries[lower-alpha 1][lower-alpha 2] – Col Antonio Ortiz Izquierdo
  • National Guard Artillery Company – Lt Antonio Sosa, 80 men
  • 2nd Infantry Regiment – Col Bartolo Arzamendi, 40 men
  • 8th Infantry Regiment – Col Jose Felix Lopez, 140 men
  • 11th Infantry Regiment (picket only) – Capt Miguel Camargo, 41 men
  • 3rd Light Regiment – Capt Juan J. Sanchez, 150 men
  • Puebla Libres National Guard – Col Pedro M. Herrera, 350 men
  • Orizaba National Guard – Col Jose Gutierrez Villanueva, 500 men
  • Veracruz National Guard – Col Jose Lucelmo, 800 men
  • Marine Enrollees, 80 men
  • Coatepec & Vergara Companies, Orilla Volunteers, 109 men
  • Oaxaca National Guard – Col Juan Aguayo, 400 men
  • Tehuantepec National Guard – Comdte Manuel Prieto, 60 men
  • Company of Sappers – Comdte Jose Maria Parra, 100 men
  • Various, 360 men

Fort San Juan de Ulúa
    BG Jose Duran

 1,030 men
  • Artillery (135 guns) About 34 artillery batteries[lower-alpha 1][lower-alpha 3] – Col Mariano Aguado, 450 men
  • Puebla Activo Battalion – Comdte Fernando Urriza, 180 men
  • Jamiltepec Activo Battalion – Col N. Garcia, 150 men
  • Tuxpan, Tampico & Alvarado Activos-Companies – Capts Miguel Argumedo & Elegio Perez, 250 men

Notes
  1. No Mexican source lists the organization of their artillery.
  2. Size & possible battery assignment: 11- 24 lb. bronze (3 batteries), 20- 16 lb. (5 btys.), 6- 12 lb. (2 btys), 4- 8 lbs. (1 bty), 4- 4 lb. (1 bty), 4-mountain (1 bty), 5-mortars 12 (1 bty), 6- mortars iron 13 (2 btys), 2-mortars iron 9, 7-howitzers (obus) 8 (2 btys), 20 bomberos iron 24, 12 & 8 (5 btys).
  3. Size & possible battery assignment: 39-24 lb bronze (10 btys), 4-16 lb ( 1bty), 4-8 (1 bty), 2-mortars 14, 36 bomberos 84,68,12 (9 btys), 48 iron guns 24, 16 lb. (12 btys).

References
  1. D-Day, Veracruz 1847, A Grand Design
  2. "Roll of Honor". Archived from the original on 2016-10-14. Retrieved 2010-09-10.
  3. "Roll of Honor". Archived from the original on 2016-10-14. Retrieved 2010-09-10.
  4. "Roll of Honor". Archived from the original on 2016-10-14. Retrieved 2010-09-10.
  • Alcaraz, Ramon. Apuntes para la historia de la Guerra entre Mexico y los Estados Unidos. Mexico City. Published by Manuel Payno. 1848.
  • Ramsey, Albert C. The Other Side or Notes for the History of the War Between Mexico & the United States. New York, John Wiley. 1850.
  • Roa Barcena, Jose Maria. Recuerdos de la invasion norte-americana. Ed. Antonio Castro Leal. Mexico City, Editorial Porrua. 1947.
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