Show MEXICAN BOYS WERE BRAVE cadets cabets of chapultepec put up gallant fight at defense of their city in 1847 the defense of chapultepec during the war between the united states and mexico in 1847 was almost as gallant as was the attack in this attack 48 mexican cadets cabets among others lost their lives the story Is a stIr stirring TIng one observes the los log angeles times for ninny years tears the celebrated castle of chapultepec where montezuma held his barbaric court in the surrounding groves of cypress where during nearly three centuries lived the successive viceroys vice roys of spain and where maximilian made his imperial home has been the west point of mexico when general scott had bad taken the place by storm and general bravo had surrendered a mexican cadet only fifteen years old seeing the flag bag of his hil country in peril roost most of his big comrades being already slain climbed the flagstaff fla tore the banner from its place wound it around his body and slid down intending to plunge over the precipice in order to save the colors from falling into the hands of the enemy that act of heroism being frustrated the brave boy with the banner still wrapped about him fought until he be was cut in pieces forty eight of these schoolboys ranging in age from fourteen to twenty years lie burled buried in one grave at the toot foot of the hill year after year the cadets cabets of chapultepec strew flowers upon the grave |