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President John Taylor
President John Taylor signs congressional resolution to annex Texas -
Texas Congress
Texas Congress accepts US offer of annexation -
Polk sends orders
Polk sends orders to General Taylor to organize army in Corpus Christi and told Commander David Conner to prepare a squadron in the Gulf of Mexico -
Polk sends orders to
Polk sends orders to advance the army from Corpus Christi to the Rio Grande -
Santa Anna leads Mexican army
Santa Anna leads Mexican army into Texas and the Texans defeat the Mexican Army -
Polk recieves a letter
Polk recieves a letter from Taylor asking to declare war. Taylor's army crosses the Rio Grande -
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Battle of Palo Alto
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Santa Anna
Santa Anna returns to lead the Mexican Army -
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Battle of Monterrey
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Battle of Buena Vista
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Battle of Cerro Gordo
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Battle of Contreras and Churubusco
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Battle of Monilo del Rey
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Battle of Mexico City
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US army
US army occupies Mexico City -
Santa Anna striped
Sanata Anna striped of his military command -
Negotiators sign
Negotiators sign Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo and it is rushed to Washington -
Treaty ratified by Mexico
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Treaty ratified by US
