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Battle of Monterrey

Index Battle of Monterrey

In the Battle of Monterrey (September 21–24, 1846) during the Mexican–American War, General Pedro de Ampudia and the Mexican Army of the North was defeated by the Army of Occupation, a force of United States Regulars, Volunteers and Texas Rangers under the command of General Zachary Taylor. [1]

51 relations: Antonio Canales Rosillo, Antonio López de Santa Anna, Apodaca, Armistice, Army of Occupation (Mexico), Battle of Resaca de la Palma, Bridgehead, Camargo Municipality, Tamaulipas, Carl Nebel, Cerralvo Municipality, Charles Ferguson Smith, Dixon S. Miles, Francisco Mejia (general), Guanajuato, Irish Americans, Jalisco, James K. Polk, James Pinckney Henderson, John A. Quitman, John Coffee Hays, John Garland (general), José de Urrea, Joseph K. Mansfield, List of battles of the Mexican–American War, María Josefa Zozaya, Marín, Nuevo León, Mariano Arista, Mexican–American War, Mexico, Monterrey, Mortar (weapon), Nuevo León, Pedro de Ampudia, Persifor Frazer Smith, Redan, Regular Army (United States), Rio Grande, Saint Patrick's Battalion, Saltillo, San Luis Potosí City, Texas Ranger Division, Texas Revolution, Thomas Childs, United States Secretary of War, United States Volunteers, Urban warfare, William B. Campbell, William H. Watson, William J. Worth, William L. Marcy, ..., Zachary Taylor. Expand index (1 more) »

Antonio Canales Rosillo

Antonio Canales Rosillo (Monterrey, Nuevo León, 1802 – Camargo, Tamaulipas, 1852) was a 19th-century Mexican politician, surveyor, and military officer.

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Antonio López de Santa Anna

Antonio de Padua María Severino López de Santa Anna y Pérez de Lebrón (21 February 1794 – 21 June 1876),Callcott, Wilfred H., "Santa Anna, Antonio Lopez De,", accessed April 18, 2017 often known as Santa Anna or López de Santa Anna was a Mexican politician and general who fought to defend royalist New Spain and then for Mexican independence.

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Apodaca

Apodaca is a city and its surrounding municipality that is part of Monterrey Metropolitan area.

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Armistice

An armistice is a formal agreement of warring parties to stop fighting.

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Army of Occupation (Mexico)

The Army of Occupation was the name of the U.S. Army commanded by Zachary Taylor during the Mexican–American War.

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Battle of Resaca de la Palma

At the Battle of Resaca de la Palma, one of the early engagements of the Mexican–American War, United States General Zachary Taylor engaged the retreating forces of the Mexican Ejército del Norte ("Army of the North") under General Mariano Arista on May 9, 1846.

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Bridgehead

A bridgehead (or bridge-head) is the strategically important area of ground around the end of a bridge or other place of possible crossing over a body of water which at time of conflict is sought to be defended/taken over by the belligerent forces.

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Camargo Municipality, Tamaulipas

Camargo is a municipality in the Mexican state of Tamaulipas.

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Carl Nebel

Carl Nebel (March 18, 1805 – June 4, 1855) was a German engineer, architect and draughtsman,Thieme-Becker, entry "Nebel, Carl" best known for his detailed paintings of the Mexican landscape and people during the battles of the Mexican–American War.

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Cerralvo Municipality

Cerralvo is a municipality situated in the Mexican state of Nuevo León.

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Charles Ferguson Smith

Charles Ferguson Smith (April 24, 1807 – April 25, 1862) was a career United States Army officer who served in the Mexican-American War and as a Union General in the American Civil War.

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Dixon S. Miles

Dixon Stansbury Miles (May 4, 1804 – September 16, 1862) was a career United States Army officer who served in the Mexican-American War and the Indian Wars.

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Francisco Mejia (general)

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Guanajuato

Guanajuato, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Guanajuato (Estado Libre y Soberano de Guanajuato), is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, are the 32 Federal entities of Mexico.

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Irish Americans

Irish Americans (Gael-Mheiriceánaigh) are an ethnic group comprising Americans who have full or partial ancestry from Ireland, especially those who identify with that ancestry, along with their cultural characteristics.

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Jalisco

Jalisco, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Jalisco (Estado Libre y Soberano de Jalisco), is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico.

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James K. Polk

James Knox Polk (November 2, 1795 – June 15, 1849) was an American politician who served as the 11th President of the United States (1845–1849).

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James Pinckney Henderson

James Pinckney Henderson (March 31, 1808 – June 4, 1858) was a United States and Republic of Texas lawyer, politician, soldier, and the first Governor of the State of Texas.

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John A. Quitman

John Anthony Quitman (September 1, 1798 – July 17, 1858) was an American politician and soldier.

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John Coffee Hays

John Coffee "Jack" Hays (January 28, 1817 – April 21, 1883) was a captain in the Texas Rangers and a military officer of the Republic of Texas.

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John Garland (general)

John Garland (November 15, 1793June 5, 1861) was a career United States soldier in the Regular Army who had a long and distinguished career spanning fifty years of service during the War of 1812, Seminole Wars, Mexican–American War, Utah War and very briefly into the American Civil War.

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José de Urrea

José de Urrea (March 19, 1797 – August 1, 1849) was a Mexican general.

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Joseph K. Mansfield

Joseph King Fenno Mansfield (December 22, 1803 – September 18, 1862) was a career United States Army officer, civil engineer, and a Union general in the American Civil War, mortally wounded at the Battle of Antietam.

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List of battles of the Mexican–American War

The battles of the Mexican–American War include all major engagements and most reported skirmishes, including Thornton's Defeat, the Battle of Palo Alto, and the Battle of Resaca de la Palma, which took place prior to the official start of hostilities.

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María Josefa Zozaya

María Josefa Zozaya de Garza (1822 – September 23, 1846) was a Mexican woman who aided wounded and ill troops of both the American and Mexican armies during the Mexican–American War.

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Marín, Nuevo León

Marín is a town and municipality located in the Mexican state of Nuevo León.

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Mariano Arista

José Mariano Martín Buenaventura Ignacio Nepomuceno García de Arista Nuez (26 July 1802 – 7 August 1855) was a noted veteran of many of Mexico's nineteenth-century wars.

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Mexican–American War

The Mexican–American War, also known as the Mexican War in the United States and in Mexico as the American intervention in Mexico, was an armed conflict between the United States of America and the United Mexican States (Mexico) from 1846 to 1848.

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Mexico

Mexico (México; Mēxihco), officially called the United Mexican States (Estados Unidos Mexicanos) is a federal republic in the southern portion of North America.

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Monterrey

Monterrey is the capital and largest city of the northeastern state of Nuevo León, Mexico.

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Mortar (weapon)

A mortar is usually a simple, lightweight, man portable, muzzle-loaded weapon, consisting of a smooth-bore metal tube fixed to a base plate (to absorb recoil) with a lightweight bipod mount.

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Nuevo León

Nuevo León, or New Leon, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Nuevo León (Estado Libre y Soberano de Nuevo León), is one of the 31 states which, with Mexico City, compose the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico.

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Pedro de Ampudia

Pedro Nolasco Martín José María de la Candelaria Francisco Javier Ampudia y Grimarest (January 30, 1805 – August 7, 1868) was born in Havana, Cuba, and served Mexico as a Northern army officer for most of his life.

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Persifor Frazer Smith

Persifor Frazer Smith (November 16, 1798May 17, 1858) was a United States Army officer during the Seminole Wars and Mexican–American War, as well as one of the last military governors of California before it became a US state.

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Redan

Redan (a French word for "projection", "salient") is a term related to fortifications.

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Regular Army (United States)

The Regular Army of the United States succeeded the Continental Army as the country's permanent, professional land-based military force.

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Rio Grande

The Rio Grande (or; Río Bravo del Norte, or simply Río Bravo) is one of the principal rivers in the southwest United States and northern Mexico (the other being the Colorado River).

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Saint Patrick's Battalion

The Saint Patrick's Battalion (Batallón de San Patricio), formed and led by John Riley, was a unit of 175 to several hundred immigrants (accounts vary) and expatriates of European descent who fought as part of the Mexican Army against the United States in the Mexican–American War of 1846–48.

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Saltillo

Saltillo is the capital of the northeastern Mexican state of Coahuila and the municipal seat of the municipality of the same name.

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San Luis Potosí City

San Luis Potosí, commonly called SLP or simply San Luis, is the capital and the most populous city of the Mexican state of San Luis Potosí.

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Texas Ranger Division

The Texas Ranger Division, commonly called the Texas Rangers, is a law enforcement agency with statewide jurisdiction in Texas, based in the capital city of Austin.

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Texas Revolution

The Texas Revolution (October 2, 1835 – April 21, 1836) was a rebellion of colonists from the United States and Tejanos (Texas Mexicans) in putting up armed resistance to the centralist government of Mexico.

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Thomas Childs

Thomas Childs (16 March 1796 – 8 October 1853) was a U.S. soldier who served with distinction during the Mexican-American War.

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United States Secretary of War

The Secretary of War was a member of the United States President's Cabinet, beginning with George Washington's administration.

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United States Volunteers

United States Volunteers also known as U.S. Volunteers, U. S. Vol., or U.S.V. were military volunteers enlisted in the United States Army who were separate from the Regular Army.

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Urban warfare

Urban warfare is combat conducted in urban areas such as towns and cities.

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William B. Campbell

William Bowen Campbell (February 1, 1807 – August 19, 1867) was an American politician and soldier.

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William H. Watson

Lieutenant Colonel William H. Watson (1808–1846) commanded the Battalion of Baltimore and District of Columbia Volunteers in the Mexican-American War.

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William J. Worth

William Jenkins Worth (March 1, 1794 – May 7, 1849) was a United States officer during the War of 1812, Second Seminole War, and Mexican-American War.

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William L. Marcy

William Learned Marcy (December 12, 1786July 4, 1857) was an American lawyer, politician, and judge who served as U.S. Senator, Governor of New York, U.S. Secretary of War and U.S. Secretary of State.

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Zachary Taylor

Zachary Taylor (November 24, 1784 – July 9, 1850) was the 12th President of the United States, serving from March 1849 until his death in July 1850.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Monterrey

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