Zachary Taylor was the United States' 12th President. He was born in Virginia in 1784 and taken as an infant to Kentucky to be raised on a plantation. He lived in a small wood cabin, before moving to a brick house as a result of his family's increased prosperity. He shared the house with seven brothers and sisters. Since there were no schools on the Kentucky frontier, Taylor had only a basic education.
扎卡里·泰勒是美国第12任总统。1784年,泰勒出生在弗吉尼亚州,不久,由于举家搬迁,泰勒来到了肯塔基,并在父亲的种植园里长大。随着泰勒家族的日益繁荣,他们搬进了砖房,在此之前,泰勒住的是小木屋。泰勒和七个兄弟姐妹住在一起。由于肯塔基边境没有学校,泰勒只接受过基础教育。
Taylor joined the U.S. Army in 1808. He was promoted to captain in 1810 and in 1812, he successfully defended Indiana's Fort Harrison from attack by Native Americans. He spent the next three decades winning major military victories, including the Battle of Buena Vista in 1847 during the Mexican-American War. This last battle elevated him to being a national hero and compared with George Washington.
1808年,泰勒加入了美国军队。1810年和1812年,他被提升为上尉,并在印第安纳州的哈里逊堡成功击退了印第安人的进攻。在接下来的30年里,他赢得了重大的军事胜利,其中包括1847年美墨战争中的维斯塔战役。最后一场战役——维斯塔战役使他成为了美国的民族英雄,堪比乔治·华盛顿。
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