The US Invasion of Veracruz, Mexico (1914)

A forgotten military adventure

American soldiers march through Veracruz (Public domain)

Sixty-five years after the conclusion of the Mexican-American War, a flotilla of American ships surrounded the important port city of Veracruz. Their goal, initially, was to seize the docks and the customs house. After a sharp fight, 6,000 American soldiers unloaded from the ships and marched into Veracruz. The city would be occupied by the…