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Chapultepec
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Chapultepec
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n
a pitched battle in the Mexican War that resulted in a major victory for American forces over Mexican forces at a locality south of Mexico City (1847)
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pitched battle
a fierce battle fought in close combat between troops in predetermined positions at a chosen time and place
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