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Fought on February 22-23, 1847 near Saltillo, the Battle of Buena Vista (La Angostura) was one of the most important battles of the U.S.-Mexico War. Having learned that an invasion of Vera Cruz was imminent, Santa Anna resolved to move first against Taylor's now weakened army. At San Luis Potosi, about 250 miles south of Saltillo, the Mexican ...
Battle of Buena Vista in the Mexican War February 22-23, 1847. Kentucky Causalities. From the Clarksville Tennessee Jeffersonian April 17, 1847 Information in parenthesis comes from the Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Kentucky of 1889; also printed in the Kentucky Ancestors 1987 Vol. 23 AGR=Adjutant General Report. Kentucky Cavalry
The Battle of Buena Vista (February 22–23, 1847), known as the Battle of La Angostura in Mexico, and sometimes as Battle of Buena Vista/La Angostura, was a battle of the Mexican–American War. It was fought between the US invading forces, largely volunteers, under General Zachary Taylor , and the much larger Mexican Army under General Antonio López de Santa Anna .
Feb 28, 2019 · When Lieutenant John Richey was ambushed and killed by Mexican guerrillas in January 1847, the stage was set for a disaster unparalleled in American
Jun 11, 2018 · Buena Vista, Battle of (1847). Maj. Gen. Zachary Taylor's small army had been victorious in all three of its Mexican War battles by the end of 1846. After the Battle of Monterrey in September, many of his troops were assigned to Maj. Gen. Winfield Scott for a proposed attack on the Mexican coastal town of Veracruz.
Feb 20, 2023 · The Battle of Buena Vista took place near the village of Buena Vista in the state of Coahuila, about 7.5 miles south of Saltillo, Mexico General Taylor’s second in command, General John Wool, made the disposition of regiments from Indiana, Kentucky, Arkansas, and Texas, as well as his artillery batteries.
Gallant charge of the Kentuckians at the Battle of Buena Vista, Feby. 23nd 1847, and complete defeat of the Mexicans - lith. by Sarony & Major, N.Y. LCCN98516178.jpg 6,460 × 5,063; 5.62 MB Genl. Taylor and His Staff on the Morning Before the Battle of Buena Vista (4360117198).jpg 1,123 × 1,536; 447 KB
