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 9–29, 1847 during the Mexican–American War.

United States

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MG Winfield Scott
General Staff "Little Cabinet"
DivisionBrigadeRegiments and others

1st Division


MG William J. Worth		1st Brigade


Col John Garland
1st Division


MG William J. Worth		2nd Brigade


Col Newman S. Clarke
  • 5th U.S. Infantry – Maj Dixon S. Miles
  • 6th U.S. Infantry – Ltc Benjamin L. E. Bonneville
  • 8th U.S. Infantry – Ltc George Wright
2nd Division


MG David E. Twiggs		1st Brigade


BG Persifor F. Smith
  • U.S. Mounted Riflemen – Maj William W. Loring
  • 1st U.S. Artillery – Maj Thomas Childs
  • 3rd U.S. Infantry – Cpt Edmund B. Alexander
  • Taylor's Light Battery, 1st U.S. Artillery – Capt Francis Taylor
2nd Division


MG David E. Twiggs		2nd Brigade


BG Bennet Riley
  • 4th U.S. Artillery – Maj John L. Gardner
  • 2nd U.S. Infantry – Maj George W. Allen
  • 7th U.S. Infantry – Ltc Joseph Plympton
3rd "Volunteer" Division


MG Robert Patterson		1st Brigade


BG John A. Quitman
3rd "Volunteer" Division


MG Robert Patterson		2nd Brigade


BG Gideon J. Pillow
  • 1st Tennessee – Col William T. Haskell
  • 2nd Tennessee – Col William B. Campbell
  • 1st Pennsylvania – Col Francis M. Wynkoop
  • 2nd Pennsylvania – Col William B. Roberts
3rd "Volunteer" Division


MG Robert Patterson		3rd Brigade


BG James Shields
DragoonsDragoon Brigade


Col William S. Harney
  • 1st U.S. Dragoons, Co. F – Cpt Philip Kearny
  • 2nd U.S. Dragoons – Maj Edwin V. Sumner
  • 3rd U.S. Dragoons – Col Edward G. W. Butler

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Home Squadron

Commodore David Conner

Commodore Matthew C. Perry
ClassVessel

Gunboats

Commodore David Conner

Gunboats

Gunboats

Commodore Matthew C. Perry

Gunboats

Gunboats

Gunboats

Gunboats

Captain Silas H. Stringham

Mosquito Fleet

Composition unknown

Mexico

BG Juan Estaban Morales

2nd-in-command: BG Jose Juan Landero

Chief of Engineers: Ltc Manuel Robles Pezuela
FortressRegiments and others

Fort Santiago and

Fort Concepción		3,360 men
  • Artillery, about 22 artillery batteries – 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 – 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 About 34 artillery batteries – 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