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May 7, 2024 · Mexican-American War, war between the United States and Mexico (April 1846–February 1848) stemming from the United States’ annexation of Texas in 1845 and from a dispute over whether Texas ended at the Nueces River (Mexican claim) or the Rio Grande (U.S. claim).
- Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, (Feb. 2, 1848), treaty between...
- Causes and Effects
A Mexican force crossed the river at Palo Alto, and a battle...
- Timeline
This timeline describes significant events during the...
- Invasion and War
When war broke out, former Mexican president and general...
- Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
1 day ago · The Mexican–American War, [a] also known in the United States as the Mexican War, and in Mexico as the United States intervention in Mexico, [b] was an invasion of Mexico by the United States Army from 1846 to 1848. It followed the 1845 American annexation of Texas, which Mexico still considered its territory because Mexico refused to ...
6 days ago · 1. That no foreign, European, power will take claim any North or South American country again or even get involved in North, including Central Amerca, or South America's problems 2. If a North, Central, or South American country has a problem, the U.S., and only the U.S., will get involved to help solve the problem.
May 21, 2024 · Spanish-American War, (1898), conflict between the United States and Spain that ended Spanish colonial rule in the Americas and resulted in U.S. acquisition of territories in the western Pacific and Latin America.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
- What was the Spanish-American War?The Spanish-American War was a conflict between the United States and Spain that effectively ended Spain's role as a colonial power in the New Worl...
- What were the causes of the Spanish-American War?The immediate cause of the Spanish-American War was Cuba's struggle for independence from Spain. Newspapers in the U.S. printed sensationalized acc...
- Where did the Spanish-American War take place?The main theatres of combat in the Spanish-American War were the Philippines and Cuba. Fighting centred on Manila, where U.S. Commodore George Dewe...
- How did the Spanish-American War end?Spain’s military was outmatched from the opening of hostilities, and an armistice signed on August 12, 1898, brought an end to the fighting. The Un...
May 13, 2024 · In the fighting that followed, the mostly-volunteer United States military secured control of Mexico after a series of battles, and the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo was signed on February 2, 1848. It was the first large-scale success of a United States military force on foreign soil.
3 days ago · With the outbreak of the Mexican War (1846–48), Scott recommended General Zachary Taylor for command of the U.S. forces. When Taylor appeared to be making little progress, however, Scott set out himself with a supplementary force on a seaborne invasion of Mexico that captured Veracruz (March 1847).
May 16, 2024 · The resulting engagement ignited the bloody Mexican–American War of 1846–1848. Arista was in command of Mexican forces during the Battle of Palo Alto and the Battle of Resaca de la Palma, where he was defeated, due largely to superior U.S. artillery.
