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. Many slaves used the very disruption of war to escape their plantations and fade into cities or woods for instance in South Carolina nearly 25,000 slaves (30% of the total enslaved population) fled migrated or died during the war.[further explanation needed] Throughout the South losses of slaves were high with many due to escapes. Slaves also escaped throughout New England and the mid-Atlantic joining the British who had occupied New York.

. On the U.S side the war was fought by regiments of regulars and various regiments battalions and companies of volunteers from the different states of the Union as well as Americans and some Mexicans in the California and New Mexico territories On the West Coast the US Navy fielded a battalion of sailors in an attempt to recapture Los Angeles. Although the US Army and Navy were not large at the outbreak of the war the officers were generally well trained and the numbers of enlisted men fairly large compared to Mexico's At the beginning of the war the US Army had eight regiments of infantry (three battalions each) four artillery regiments and three mounted regiments (two dragoons one of mounted rifles) These regiments were supplemented by 10 new regiments (nine of infantry and one of cavalry) raised for one year of service by the act of Congress from February 11 1847. . Further information: Legacy of George Washington Cultural depictions of George Washington and Historical rankings of presidents of the United States. Congress agreed to the compromise which narrowly passed as the Residence Act Jefferson was able to get the Virginia delegates to support the bill with the debt provisions while Hamilton convinced the New York delegates to agree to the Potomac site for the capital the bill was approved by the Senate by a vote of 14 to 12 on July 1 1790 and by the House of Representatives by a vote of 31 to 29 on July 9 1790. Washington signed the Act into law one week later on July 16 the Assumption Bill narrowly passed the Senate on July 16 1790 followed by passage in the House on July 26.