In 1824, he was assigned to the USS Constellation under Commodore Lewis Warrington and served for two years in the West Indies Squadron.
[1] He fought in the Seminole Wars in Florida and Georgia in 1836 and 1837, and achieved the rank of major in November 1840.
[5] At the start of the Mexican-American War, Twiggs requested an active part in the fighting and was attached to the Marine Battalion which left New York in June 1847.
[6] He died due to enemy fire as he led a 40 marine "storming party" in the Battle of Chapultepec[7] on September 13, 1847, and was interred at Laurel Hill Cemetery in Philadelphia.
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