When did U.S. forces capture Mexico City?

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U.S. forces under the command of Major General Winfield Scott captured Mexico City on September 14, 1847.12

Following the successful assault on the fortified hill of Chapultepec on September 13, U.S. troops advanced toward the city's gates. By the morning of September 14, Mexican forces had withdrawn from the capital, allowing Scott to enter and occupy the city, which effectively concluded the significant military operations of the Mexican-American War.12