In the predominantly black Watts neighborhood of Los Angeles, racial tension reaches a breaking point after two white policemen scuffle with a black motorist suspected of drunken driving. In the predominantly black Watts neighborhood of Los Angeles, racial tension reaches a breaking point after two white policemen scuffle with a black motorist suspected of drunken driving.
Sorry, something has gone wrong. Best Answer: Winfield Scott was a professional American Army Officer who served in the War of 1812, the Mexican War, and the early days of the Civil War. Scott was obsessed with making the US Army into a professional organization that would be respected by the older armies of Europe.
Executive summary: US Army general, Mexican campaign 1847. The American general Winfield Scott was born near Petersburg, Virginia, on the 13th of June 1786. In 1805 he entered the College of William and Mary, where he studied law, and he continued his studies in the law office of David Robertson in Petersburg. In 1807 he removed to Charleston, South Carolina, but as war with England seemed imminent he soon left for Washington DC and offered his services.