to be thrown in by hand, while the 6-pounder was placed so it could fire grape into the town. By 3 pm, the 6-pounder was placed sixty yards from the church and widened the hole after ten rounds, after which it was placed ten yards away and fired three rounds of grape into the church. This allowed Lt. Dyer, Lt. Wilson and Taylor to take possession of the church, followed by the rebels abandoning the western part of the town. Those trying to escape into the mountains were pursued by Capt. Slack and Capt. St. Vrain, killing many before night fell. The rebels surrendered the next day, giving up one of the insurrection leaders, Tomas Romero, a Pueblo Indian. Aftermath Two of the accused rebellion leaders, Pablo Montoya and Tomás Romero, were captured in the fighting. Romero was shot by Private Fitzgerald in the guard room at Don Fernando before being brought to trial. Montoya was convicted of treason and hanged at Don Fernando on 7 Feb. Later trials resulted in 14 additional public hangings. Later skirmishes occurred at the Red River Canyon Affair, the Las Vegas Affair and the Taos Affair. See also List of battles fought in New Mexico Battles of the Mexican–American War References Further reading Bauer, K. Jack, The Mexican–American War, 1846–1848 Cooke, Philip St. George (1964). The Conquest of New Mexico and California, an Historical and Personal Narrative. Albuquerque, NM: Horn and Wallace. pp. 116–120. External links www.dmwv.org 1847 in Mexico 1847 in New Mexico Territory Battles involving Native Americans History of Taos, New Mexico Sieges of the Mexican-American War Taos Pueblo February 1847 events Battles of the Taos Revolt