The National Park Service's (NPS) Midwest Archeological Center (MWAC) and Palo Alto Battlefield National Historical Park (PAAL) staff, along with instructors and participants of the 2011 NPS ...
It was July 7, 1846, and the Mexican American War was in full swing. On that Tuesday morning, a small force of U.S. Sailors and Marines landed on a narrow beach near the Mexican government custom ...
An army in the making -- The Taylor campaign: Corpus Christi to Buena Vista -- Manifest destiny: war in the west -- The Vera Cruz expedition -- Scott's Invasion: Vera Cruz to Mexico City -- Life in ...
Print shows a scene from the Battle of Monterrey, led by General Zachary Taylor and General William J. Worth, during the Mexican-American War.1855. Library of Congress. In 1844, President James K.
The accord that formally ended the Mexican-American War (1846-1848) radically altered the destinies of both countries. So crushing was the defeat of Mexico that the United States demanded and received ...
In 1845, President John Tyler signed a Congressional resolution to annex Texas, and by 1846, 4,000 troops were on the Rio Grande. Shortly thereafter, President James Polk proposed that Mexico sell its ...
The brief and not very glorious annals of the Mexican War (1846-48) include certain quaintly sketchy chapters on U. S. naval operations in California. Men-of-war from England, France, Russia and the U ...
The ongoing, post-9/11 debate over the military’s role in securing our Nation’s southern border makes this paper important reading for today’s Soldiers.
James Allen, a Mexican War veteran from Wilmot, was a man who possessed strong opinions and wasn't afraid to share them with people with whom he disagreed. Shortly before the start of the Civil War, ...
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