Newman S. Clarke

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Newman S. Clarke

Newman S. Clarke was a career military officer in the United States

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army who served with distinction during the Mexican-American War.

Clarke was born in Connecticut

Connecticut

Connecticut is a U.S. state located in the New England region of the northeastern United States. The state borders New York to the west and south , Massachusetts to the north, and Rhode Island to the east....
and served in the United States Army

United States Army

The United States Army is the branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for Army operations. It is the largest and oldest established branch of the U.S....
during the War of 1812

War of 1812

The War of 1812, between the United States of America and the British Empire , was fought from 1812 to 1815.There were several immediate stated causes for the U.S....
. At the outbreak of the Mexican-American War in 1846, he was appointed colonel

Colonel

Colonel is a military rank of a commissioned officer, with corresponding ranks existing in almost every country in the world. It is also used in some police forces and other paramilitary rank structures....
in the regular army

Regular Army

In contemporary use, the term Regular Army refers to the full-time active component of the United States Army, as opposed to the United States Army Reserve or the Army National Guard....
. He commanded a brigade

Brigade

A brigade is a military unit that is typically composed of two to five regiments or battalions, depending on the era and nationality of a given army....
of regulars in General William J. Worth

William J. Worth

William Jenkins Worth was a United States general during the Mexican-American War....
's division during the siege of Veracruz

Siege of Veracruz

The Battle of Veracruz was a 20-day siege of the key Mexico seaport of Veracruz, Veracruz, during the Mexican-American War. Lasting from March 9 to March 29, 1847, it began with the first large-scale amphibious assault conducted by United States military forces, and ended with the surrender and occupation of the city....
, being one of the first brigades to wade ashore.

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Newman S. Clarke was a career military officer in the United States

United States

Connecticut

United States Army

The United States Army is the branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for Army operations. It is the largest and oldest established branch of the U.S....
during the War of 1812

War of 1812

Colonel

Regular Army

Brigade

A brigade is a military unit that is typically composed of two to five regiments or battalions, depending on the era and nationality of a given army....
of regulars in General William J. Worth

William J. Worth

William Jenkins Worth was a United States general during the Mexican-American War....
's division during the siege of Veracruz

Siege of Veracruz

Brevet (military)

In the U.K. and U.S. military, brevet referred to a warrant authorizing a commissioned officer to hold a higher Military rank temporarily, but usually without receiving the pay of that higher rank....
promotion to brigadier general

Brigadier General

Brigadier General is the lowest ranking General Officer in some countries, usually sitting between the ranks of Colonel and Major General.The rank can be traced back to the militaries of Europe where a brigadier general, or simply a brigadier, would command a brigade in the field....
of regulars. He continued leading his brigade at the battles of Cerro Gordo

Battle of Cerro Gordo

The Battle of Cerro Gordo or Sierra Gordo in the Mexican-American War saw Winfield Scott's US troops flank and drive Santa Anna's larger Mexican army from a strong defensive position....
and Churubusco

Battle of Churubusco

The Battles of Churubusco took place on August 20, 1847, in the immediate aftermath of the Battle of Contreras during the Mexican-American War. The defeat of the Mexican army at Churubusco left the United States Army only 5 miles away from Mexico City....
. He took a brief leave and command of the brigade went to his next in command, Lt. Col. James S. McIntosh. He was therefore not present at the bloody battle of Molino del Rey

Battle of Molino del Rey

The Battle of Molino del Rey was one of the bloodiest engagements of the Mexican-American War....
in which McIntosh was killed at the head of the brigade. The next officer to assume command of the brigade was also killed and the third commander of the brigade during the battle was severely wounded. Clarke returned to command in time for the assaults on Chapultepec

Battle of Chapultepec

The Battle of Chapultepec was a U.S. victory over Mexican forces holding Chapultepec Castle west of Mexico City during the Mexican-American War....
and Mexico City

Battle for Mexico City

The Battle for Mexico City refers to the series of engagements from September 8 to September 15, 1847, in the general vicinity of Mexico City during the Mexican-American War....
.

Clarke replaced John E. Wool

John E. Wool

John Ellis Wool was an officer in the United States Army during three consecutive U.S. wars: the War of 1812, the Mexican-American War and the oldest Union general of the American Civil War....
in command of the Department of the Pacific

Department of the Pacific

The Department of the Pacific was a major command of the United States Army during the 19th century....
in 1857. Clarke inherited the task of dealing with the ongoing Yakima War

Yakima War

The Yakima War was a conflict between the United States and the Yakama people, a Sahaptian-speaking people on the Northwest Plateau, then Washington Territory and now the southern interior of Eastern Washington, from 1855 to 1858....
, which had begun in 1855. Responding to recent Indian attacks in southern Washington Territory

Washington Territory

The Washington Territory was a historic organized territory of the United States that was formed in February 8, 1853 from the portion of the Oregon Territory north of the lower Columbia River and north of the 46th parallel north east of the Columbia; which had been ceded by Britain in the 1846 Oregon Treaty as settlement of the Oregon Boundar...
, Clarke sent out a force of 600 troops under the command of George Wright

George Wright (general)

George Wright was an American soldier who served in the Mexican-American War and the American Civil War....
, who had served with Clarke in Mexico. He also closed the territory to settlement. Wright defeated the Indians at the Battle of Four Lakes

Battle of Four Lakes

The Battle of Four Lakes was a battle during a US Army expedition against a confederation of Indian tribes in Washington and Idaho, and is also known as the Battle of Spokane Plains....
, but Clarke continued to keep settlers out. In 1859 command of the department was turned over to William S. Harney

William S. Harney

William Selby Harney was a cavalry officer in the United States Army during the Mexican-American War and the Indian Wars....
.

Clarke died a year later on October 17, 1860, while living in San Francisco, California

San Francisco, California

The City and County of San Francisco is the fourth most populous city in California and the List of United States cities by population in the United States, with a 2007 estimated population of 799,183....
.