THE DAY IN HISTORY · SEPTEMBER 14
September 14 in history
What happened on September 14: 1 moment from the Maps of History atlases, in 1847, each linked to the map that shows it.
— Battle of Mexico City
13–14 Sep 1847 — Scott’s army storms the castle and military academy on Chapultepec hill and enters the capital the next day. Six young cadets who died defending it, the Niños Héroes (“boy heroes”), became the centre of Mexico’s memory of the war.
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