Niños Héroes: They are young cadets at the Mexican military academy, the youngest of whom is only 13 years old. They took part in the Battle of Chapultepec in 1847 and fought until the last moment.
Presidiales: A type of light lancer (classified as an active militia) that protects Mexico's northern border. They were the successors of the soldiers of the fortresses of the Spanish era, had fought against the indigenous people of North America for a long time, and had a lot of experience, and many excellent Mexican commanders came from this unit.
Santa Anna's Guards: Their real name is "Guard of the Supreme Powers". They had absolutely nothing to do with the Texas Revolution. They were in fact an active militia unit formed on December 7, 1841. Members came from the wealthy class of Mexico City, purchased fancy uniforms and equipment, and initially consisted of an elite grenadier unit. General Santaana used them as his presidential guard during the Mexican-American War, and these soldiers participated in the defense of Mexico City in 1847, and the unit was forced to disband in December. In 1853, Santanana's last presidential term, he attempted to become dictator for life and re-establish the ornate Guard of the Supreme Powers, including chasseurs, grenadiers, and cavalry, but these plans eventually fell to an end with Santaana's downfall.
Batallón de San Blas: A Coast Guard battalion established at the beginning of Mexico's independence. In 1847, they (about 400 men) took part in the Battle of Chapultepec, where they fought to the death against the larger number of American troops at the foot of the hill and were almost completely annihilated. Some historians believe that Juan Escutia, the "Niños Héroes" who jumped off the cliff with the flag, may actually have been soldiers of the battalion.
Batallón de Bravos: They are actually a militia battalion made up of the middle class of Mexico. These middle-class militias were called "polkas" because of the popularity of this class in dancing the polka, which was introduced from Eastern Europe. Polkas organized several infantry and artillery battalions after the American invasion and spent their own money on better uniforms (Levita coats), shoes, and equipment than the regular Mexican army. During the war. Polkas launched an armed rebellion against the decision of the liberal President Valentín Gómez Farías (who was a partner of Santa Anna in the war) to confiscate church assets to supplement military spending. This forced Santa Anna, far away in Buena Vista, to abandon his confrontation with Zarica Taylor and make a hurried march back to Mexico City. On the other side, Veracruz, who was attacked by Winfield Scott, did not receive any assistance because of the rebellion of Polkas and soon fell. Despite the extremely bad effects of the polkas in the war, they fought well, and their KD figures looked better than the bad Mexican regular army. The Bravos battalion, together with the Irish, ran out of all the ammunition at Churubusco, delaying for a long time.
Batallón de los San Patricios: An artillery battalion made up of American deserters. Mexicans called them "Los Colorados", red-haired, because most of their members were Irish, but also a small number of European Catholics, because in the 1840s Americans distrusted and persecuted Catholics, Catholic soldiers were forced to attend Protestant services and had no chance of promotion. Many Irish fleeing famine could not bear this life, they fled to Mexico and used their military skills to help the Mexican army fight, and they participated in a series of campaigns that began in 1846. In churubusco, they fought like "devils".
Bravos, San Blas, cadets, and San Patricios infantry use Redcoat animation,
artillery uses Cannon animation
Presidiales uses Mongol Keshik animation.
Santa Anna's Guards uses Grenadier animation
