Blockade of Veracruz

Blockade of Veracruz
	Part of the Mexican–American War
	; American forces landing at Veracruz in 1847.
Date	1846-1848
Location	Veracruz, Mexico, Gulf of Mexico
Result	United States victory
Belligerents
United States	Mexico
Commanders and leaders
David Conner; Matthew C. Perry	Juan Esteban Morales

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.[1]^:107

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."[1]^:108 On 14 May 1846, Conner proclaimed Veracruz, Alvarado, Tampico and Matamoros under blockade.[1]^:109 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.[1]^:109

References

Bauer, K.J., 1974, The Mexican War, 1846-1848, New York:Macmillan, ISBN 0803261071

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