<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican–American_War" id="mwfQ" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Mexican–American War">Mexican–American War</a>: Six teenage military <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cadet" id="mwfg" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Cadet">cadets</a> known as <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niños_Héroes" id="mwfw" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Niños Héroes">Niños Héroes</a> die defending <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chapultepec_Castle" id="mwgA" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Chapultepec Castle">Chapultepec Castle</a> in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Chapultepec" id="mwgQ" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Battle of Chapultepec">Battle of Chapultepec</a>. American troops under General <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winfield_Scott" id="mwgg" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Winfield Scott">Winfield Scott</a> capture Mexico City in the Mexican–American War.