20 Facts About Mexican-American War

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Mexican–American Mexican-American War, known in the United States as the Mexican Mexican-American War and in Mexico as the, was an armed conflict between the United States and Mexico from 1846 to 1848.

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Mexican-American War was overthrown by Conservative Mariano Paredes, who left the presidency to fight the invading U S Army and was replaced by his vice president Nicolas Bravo .

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3.

Mexican-American War's troops were deprived of support that would allow them to continue the fight.

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Mexican-American 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 California and New Mexico.

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5.

Mexican-American War constructed a makeshift fort on the banks of the Rio Grande opposite the city of Matamoros, Tamaulipas.

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6.

Mexican-American War wrote to the government in Mexico City, stating he did not want to return to the presidency, but he would like to come out of exile in Cuba to use his military experience to reclaim Texas for Mexico.

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Mexican-American War accepted the offer and allowed Santa Anna to return.

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8.

Mexican-American War continued this argument in 1846 for the same reason.

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9.

Mexican-American War elaborated upon the many outstanding financial claims by American citizens against Mexico and argued that, in view of the country's insolvency, the cession of some large portion of its northern territories was the only indemnity realistically available as compensation.

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10.

Mexican–American War was the first U S war that was covered by mass media, primarily the penny press, and was the first foreign war covered primarily by U S correspondents.

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The most important of these was George Wilkins Kendall, a Northerner who wrote for the New Orleans Picayune, and whose collected Dispatches from the Mexican Mexican-American War constitute an important primary source for the conflict.

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12.

Mexican-American War appointed Charles Bent as New Mexico's first territorial governor.

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13.

Mexican-American War rode to Santa Fe for help from the occupying U S forces.

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14.

Mexican-American War mustered the willing members of the California Battalion into military service with Fremont in command.

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15.

Mexican-American War's forces rescued captured Americans, captured Pineda, and on March 31 defeated and dispersed remaining Mexican forces at the Skirmish of Todos Santos, unaware that the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo had been signed in February 1848 and a truce agreed to on March 6.

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16.

Mexican-American War's soldiers occupied the city of Matamoros, then Camargo and then proceeded south and besieged the city of Monterrey, Nuevo Leon.

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Mexican-American War could draw on local resources to feed his hungry army and gain intelligence on the enemy's movements.

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18.

Mexican-American War had artillery trained on the road where he expected Scott to appear.

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19.

Mexican-American War had detailed an anti-guerrilla brigade under Lane to carry the war to the Light Corps and other guerrillas.

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20.

McPherson argues that the Mexican–American Mexican-American War and its aftermath was a key territorial event in the leadup to the Civil Mexican-American War.

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