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Winfield Scott  

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  • Winfield Scott (1786–1866) was one of the most distinguished American soldiers of the nineteenth century. Scott's greatest professional triumph occurred in the United States–Mexican War (1846–1848), during which he conducted a skillful campaign that ended with the fall of Mexico City in 1847. [Source: Encyclopedia of United States Indian Policy and Law; Scott, Winfield]

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