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"On May 8, 1846, shortly before the United States formally declared war on Mexico, General Zachary Taylor (1784-1850) defeated a superior Mexican force in the Battle of Palo Alto. The battle took place north of the Rio Grande River near present-day Brownsville, Texas. Taylor’s victory, along with a series of subsequent victories against the Mexicans, made him a war hero. In 1848, he was elected America’s 12th president."
Battle of Palo Alto
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American History
Military History
Combat
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SGT (Join to see) "The drift toward war with Mexico had begun in 1845 when the United States annexed the Republic of Texas as a new state. In 1836, the Mexicans had fought an unsuccessful war with Texans to keep them from breaking away to become an independent nation. Since then, Mexico had refused to recognize the independence of Texas or the Rio Grande River as an international boundary. In January 1846, fearing the Mexicans would respond to U.S. annexation by asserting control over disputed territory in southwestern Texas, President James Polk (1795-1849) ordered General Zachary Taylor to move a force into Texas to defend the Rio Grande border".
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