Texas Campaign
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| Texas Campaign | |||||||
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| Part of the Mexican-American War | |||||||
 The Battle of Palo Alto. |
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 United States
| .svg.png){kind=small} Mexico
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| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Zachary Taylor Seth Thornton (POW) Jacob Brown †
| Mariano Arista Anastasio Torrejón
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| Strength | |||||||
| 2,400 (May) | 4,000 (May) | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 60 killied 149 wounded | 335 killed 336 wounded |
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The Texas Campaign was the first front in the Mexican-American War, fought between the United States and Mexico. The front started with a Mexican assault near Brownsville. US forces were forced to surrender after hours of resisting, which lead President James K. Polk to declare war on Mexico. After the United States defeated a larger Mexican Army at Palo Alto and Resaca de la Palma, Mexican Forces led by Mariano Arista retreated out of Texas.
External links
- Battle report and list of casualties
- A Continent Divided: The U.S.-Mexico War, Center for Greater Southwestern Studies, the University of Texas at Arlington
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