Col. Lenny Williams, Chief of Staff, Illinois Army National Guard, talks about the Illinois National Guard’s 300th birthday and its shared history with the village of Cerro Gordo, Illinois, during a presentation at the Cerro Gordo board meeting, April 17.
230417-A-YR062-1006.JPG Photo By: Barbara Wilson, Illinois National Guard Public Affairs Office

CERRO GORDO, Illinois - Col. Lenny Williams, Chief of Staff, Illinois Army National Guard, talks about the Illinois National Guard’s 300th birthday and its shared history with the village of Cerro Gordo, Illinois, during a presentation at the Cerro Gordo board meeting, April 17. April 17 is a significant shared date in the history of the Illinois National Guard and village of Cerro Gordo, Illinois, as it’s the 176th anniversary of the Battle of Cerro Gordo, Mexico, during the Mexican American War. It was during this battle, Soldiers from the 3rd and 4th Illinois Infantry Regiments, many of whom came from central Illinois, captured Gen. Santa Anna’s cork leg. In 1855, veterans of the battle renamed the village Cerro Gordo in memory of the six Soldiers who died during the battle.


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