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New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut
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Bombardment and capture of San Juan de Ulloa fortress by French forces on November 27, resulting in heavy Mexican casualties, explosions of magazines and a tower, and severe damage to the fort's structures.
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San Juan De Ulloa
Event Date
27th November
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mexicans suffered immensely; shore covered with dead and dying; three magazines exploded, strewing fragments on french vessels over a mile away; cavellero tower exploded at 5 p.m.; fort portions demolished, embrasures dismounted and battered.
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Bombardment and capture of the fortress; captain of the Meteore described carnage; bombs thrown on Mexican magazines, causing explosions; strongest tower Cavellero exploded; attack by frigates on 27th November.