Editing Winfield Scott Hancock (section)

===Mexican War===
Hancock was commissioned a [[Brevet (military)|brevet]] [[Second Lieutenant#United States|second lieutenant]] in the [[6th Infantry Regiment (United States)|6th U.S. Infantry]] regiment, and initially was stationed in [[Indian Territory]] in the [[Red River of the South|Red River]] Valley. The region was quiet at the time, and Hancock's time there was uneventful.<ref>Jordan, p. 13; Walker, p. 17.</ref> Upon the outbreak of [[Mexican–American War|war with Mexico]] in 1846, Hancock worked to secure himself a place at the front.<ref name=jordan13>Jordan, p. 13.</ref> Initially assigned to recruiting duties in [[Kentucky]], he proved so adept at signing up soldiers that his superiors were reluctant to release him from his post.<ref name=jordan14>Jordan, p. 14; Walker, p. 18.</ref> By July 1847, however, Hancock was permitted to join his regiment in [[Puebla, Puebla|Puebla]], Mexico, where they made up a part of the army led by his namesake, General [[Winfield Scott]].<ref name=jordan14/>

Scott's army moved farther inland from Puebla unopposed and attacked [[Mexico City]] from the south. During that campaign in 1847, Hancock first encountered battle at [[Battle of Contreras|Contreras]] and [[Battle of Churubusco|Churubusco]].<ref>Jordan, pp. 15–16.</ref> He was appointed a brevet [[First Lieutenant#United States|first lieutenant]] for gallant and meritorious service in those actions.<ref>Jordan, p. 16; Walker, p. 20.</ref> Hancock was wounded in the knee at Churubusco and developed a fever.<ref name=Eicher/> Although he was well enough to join his regiment at [[Battle of Molino del Rey|Molino del Rey]], fever kept Hancock from participating in the final [[Battle of Chapultepec|breakthrough to Mexico City]], something he would regret for the rest of his life.<ref>Jordan, pp. 16–17.</ref> After the final victory, Hancock remained in Mexico with the 6th Infantry until the [[Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo|treaty of peace]] was signed in 1848.<ref>Jordan, p. 19.</ref>