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May 7, 2024 · Last Updated: May 7, 2024 • Article History. Mexican-American War: U.S. declaration of war. Also called: Mexican War. Spanish: Guerra de 1847 or Guerra de Estados Unidos a Mexico (“War of the United States Against Mexico”) Date: April 1846 - February 1848. Location:
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Nov 9, 2009 · The Mexican-American War Begins On April 25, 1846, Mexican cavalry attacked a group of U.S. soldiers in the disputed zone under the command of General...
The Mexican–American War, also known in the United States as the Mexican War, and in Mexico as the United States intervention in Mexico, was an invasion of Mexico by the United States Army from 1846 to 1848.
May 14, 2020 · Initially, United States President James Polk wanted to first purchase land from Mexico that later became parts of California, New Mexico, Arizona, Nevada, Colorado, Utah, Wyoming, and Oklahoma. Additionally, Polk hoped to also establish the Texan border along the Rio Grande.
Jun 11, 2018 · BIBLIOGRAPHY. The Mexican-American War commenced on May 13, 1846, after President James Knox Polk (1795 – 1849) pressured Congress for an immediate declaration of war on Mexico. The road to war with Mexico represents a complicated period in U.S. history.
