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6 days ago · Mexican-American War, war between the U.S. and Mexico from 1846 to 1848. It was caused by a territorial dispute stemming from the United States’ annexation of Texas in 1845 and from contention over whether Texas ended at the Nueces River or the Rio Grande.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Nov 9, 2009 · On April 25, 1846, Mexican cavalry attacked a group of U.S. soldiers in the disputed zone under the command of General Zachary Taylor, killing about a dozen. They then laid siege to Fort Texas...
The Pacific Squadron of the U.S. Navy blockaded the Pacific coast in the lower Baja California Territory. The U.S. Army, under Major General Winfield Scott, invaded the Mexican heartland and captured the capital, Mexico City, in September 1847. Although Mexico was defeated on the battlefield, negotiating peace was a politically fraught issue.
- April 25, 1846 – February 2, 1848, (1 year, 9 months, 1 week and 1 day)
May 14, 2020 · The peace treaty between the two nations was deliberated and signed in the town of Guadalupe-Hidalgo, located in Mexico City today. The treaty sought to end the war with the peaceful transfer of disputed lands and the formal recognition of the United States’ annexation of Texas by the Mexican government.
May 13, 2023 · Blog Post. The Mexican-American war in a nutshell. May 13, 2023 | by NCC Staff. More in Constitution Daily Blog. May marks two key anniversaries in the conflict between the United States and Mexico that set in motion the Civil War—and led to California, Texas, and eight other states joining the Union.
