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- South of Saltillo, Coahuila, Mexico lays the former battlefield site of the Battle of Buena Vista (also known as “La Angostura”) that took place on February 22-23, 1847. General Zachary Taylor with an army of nearly 5,000 marched to this site after taking the Mexican stronghold city of Monterrey, Nuevo Leon.
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Oct 13, 2024 · On February 22, 1847, having heard of this weakness from the written orders found on an ambushed U.S. scout, Santa Anna seized the initiative and marched Mexico's entire army north to fight Taylor with 20,000 men, hoping to win a smashing victory before Scott could invade from the sea.
Oct 24, 2024 · Meanwhile, Taylor’s army fought several battles south of the Rio Grande, captured the important city of Monterrey, and defeated a major Mexican force at the Battle of Buena Vista in February 1847.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
2 days ago · Battle of Buena Vista [ edit ] On February 22, 1847, having heard of this weakness from the written orders found on an ambushed U.S. scout, Santa Anna seized the initiative and marched Mexico's entire army north to fight Taylor with 20,000 men, hoping to win a smashing victory before Scott could invade from the sea.
Oct 24, 2024 · Mexican-American War, war between the U.S. and Mexico from 1846 to 1848. It was caused by a territorial dispute stemming from the United States’ annexation of Texas in 1845 and from contention over whether Texas ended at the Nueces River or the Rio Grande.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Oct 13, 2024 · The Battle of Río San Gabriel, fought on 8 January 1847, was a decisive action of the California campaign of the Mexican–American War and occurred at a ford of the San Gabriel River, at what are today parts of the cities of Whittier, Pico Rivera and Montebello, about ten miles south-east of downtown Los Angeles.
Oct 15, 2024 · South of Saltillo, Coahuila, Mexico lays the former battlefield site of the Battle of Buena Vista (also known as “La Angostura”) that took place on February 22-23, 1847. General Zachary Taylor with an army of nearly 5,000 marched to this site after taking the Mexican stronghold city of Monterrey, Nuevo Leon.
2 days ago · Santa Anna attacked Taylor with 20,000 men at the Battle of Buena Vista in February 1847, leaving around 700 Americans dead or wounded at a cost of over 1,500 Mexican casualties. [ b ] Outmatched, the Mexican forces retreated, ensuring a "far-reaching" victory for the Americans.
