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The Rio Grande
General Zachary Taylor, leader of the U.S. Army, marches to the Rio Grande. They U.S. Army arrives on the Rio Grande opposite the Mexican city of Matamoros. -
The Matamoros River
Arista arrived at Matamoros, where after taking command of Mexican force from Gen. Mexican forces crossed the Matamoros River to break the blockade Taylor sent a small force to respond, and the Mexican Army opened fire, killing 11 American soldiers. -
The Mexican-American War
The Mexican- American war of 1846 to 1848 marked the first U.S armed conflict chiefly fought on foreign soil. It pitted a politically divided and military unprepared Mexico against the expansionist-minded administration of U.S President James K. -
The Mexican Army
The Mexican Army starts crossing the Rio Grande to attack the U.S. fort. Mexican troops bombard the U.S. fort with cannonballs. -
The United States War with Mexico
General Taylor and 3,200 soldiers march to point Isabel to get supplies. The United States Senate voted 40 to 2 to go to war with Mexico. But Mexico claimed this land as its own territory and accused the American military of having invaded. -
The Battle of Palo Alto
The Battle of Palo Alto was the first major battle of the Mexican-American War and was fought on may 8, 1846, on disputed ground five miles from the modern-day city of Brownsville, Texas. A force of some 3,700 engaged a force of approximately 2.300 United States troops -the Army of Occupation led by General Zachary Taylor. -
The Battle of Resaca de la Palma
Battle of Resaca de la Palma. Arista's army defeated and pushed back to Matamoros Taylor learns of the death of Major Jacob Brown, defender of the fort. President Polk learns of the skirmish at Rancho Correctios. -
The City of Matamoros
Taylor's troops crossed the Rio Grande and entered the city of Matamoros. The occupation took place without a fight. Mexican forces had determined the city could not be defended and had withdrawn down the road leading to Monterrey. -
The Battle of Monterrey
In the battle of Monterrey during the Mexican-American War, General Pedro de apudoma and the Mexican Army of the North was defeated by the Army of Occupation. A force of United states Regulars, Volunteers and Texas Rangers under the command of General Zachary Taylor. -
The Battle of Buena Vista
Fought on February 22-23, 1847 near Saltillo, the Battle of Buena Vista 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. -
The Battle of Veracruz
The Battle of Veracruz was a 20-day siege of the key Mexican beachhead seaport of Veracruz during the Mexican-American war. Lasting from March 9-29, 1847, it began with an amphibious assault conducted by United States military forces, and ended with the surrender and occupation of the city U.S. forces then marched inland to Mexico City. -
The Battle of Cerro Gordo
The Battle of Cerro Gordo or Battle of Sierra Gordo, was an engagement in the Mexican- American War on April 18, 1847. The battle saw Winfield Scott's United States troops outflank Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna's larger Mexican army, driving it from strong defensive position. -
The Battle of Contreras
The battle was important to the outcome of the Mexican-American war because American forces were able to continue to push north toward Mexico City. In one of the Mexican-American War, as invading U.S. forces under Winfield Scoot approached the Mexican capital. -
The Battle of Chapultepec
The Mexicans' loss opened the way for the U.S. to take the center of Mexico City. The strategically located Chapultepec Castle just outside Mexico City. The battle was fought on 12-13 September 1847 during the Mexican-American war. Battle of Chapultepec U.S. victory The Mexican forces surrendered the castle at 0900 hours on 13 September 1847. -
Mexico City
Victorious American troops greet General Winfield Scott, astride the white horse in the center, as he enters the central plaza of Mexico City on September 14, 1847, during the Mexican War. -
The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo was signed in the village of Guadalupe Hidalgo on February 2, 1848, ending the Mexican War and extending the boundaries of the United States west to the Pacific Ocean.