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Rh Anna fled to Orizaba, where he collected about 3,000 of his scattered troops. Scott, without hinderance, marched to Jalapa, and on the 20th entered the town in advance of Worth's division.

The formidable fortification of Perote, second only to San Juan de Ulúa, next occupied the attention of the United States general, and there he expected to meet with serious opposition. The place, however, was in

no condition to make resistance. Though a large number of guns were in position, there was a want of ammunition and provisions, and Canalizo ordered