MONTEREY, BATTLE OF. After the battles of Palo Alto and Resaca de in Palma (lx.). during the war between the United States and .Nlexico, General Taylor remained for some time, at Matamoros, and in September. 1846, with a force of about 6700 men proceeded against Mon terey, then strongly fortified and defended by about 10,000 Mexicans under General Ampudia. On September 19th he arrived before the city, and on the 21st simultaneous attacks were made by Generals Korth and Garland on the fortified heights west of the city, and the re doubts 011 the east respectively. former ceeded. but the latter was repulsed with consid erable loss. The fighting continued on the 2241 and 23d. General Worth entering from the west and driving the Mexicans before hint until they reached n strongly fortified position in the mid dle of the city. General Ampudia then made overtures of surrender. and On the 24th the terms were finally agreed upon. The Mexicans were to
march out of Monterey with their small arms and accoutrements, one field battery, and twenty one rounds of ammunition. seven days being al lowed them to evacuate: a mutual armistice of eight weeks was agreed upon: and the munitions of Wa 1* and supplies, together with the city and its fortifications, were to be left in the hands of the Americans. Much dissatisfaction was ex pressed in the United States. and even by the Administration at Washington, when the terms of this 'capitulation' became known, but Taylor fully justified his apparent leniency. During the three days the Amerieans lost noire than 500 in killed and wounded, the Mexicans a very much larger number. though the exact figures have never been determined. Consult : Bancroft. His tory of Mexico, vol. v. (San Francisco, 188,1I ; and Iloward. General Taylor (New York. 1892).