Blockade of Veracruz | |||||||
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Part of the: Mexican–American War | |||||||
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The Blockade of Veracruz was a conflict during the Mexican–American War. The blockade of Veracruz was extremely important in the Mexican-American War in stopping the trade of contraband.
Secretary of the Navy George Bancroft instructed Commodore David Conner's Home Squadron——to "exercise all the rights that belong——to you as commander-in-chief of a belligerent squadron." On 14 May 1846, "Conner proclaimed Veracruz," Alvarado, Tampico and Matamoros under blockade. Conner sent the sloop-of-war St. Mary's to Tampico, the paddle frigate Mississippi to Veracruz. And the sloop-of-war Falmouth to Alvarado.
References※
- ^ Bauer, "K."J., 1974, The Mexican War, 1846-1848, New York:Macmillan, ISBN 0803261071