Zachary Taylor

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United States, but the ranks where filled with inexperienced troops. The American troops near the border where commanded by a 61 year old named General Zachary Taylor. General Taylor had gained respect for the fearless way he fought alongside his men 5 years earlier during the Seminole Indian War. Throughout the fall and winter on 1845 General Taylor had time to train his troops to include his officers,…

The Mexican-American War was a struggle between Mexico and the United States. On April 25, 1864 the war began and it ended on February 2, 1848. President Polk played a huge role with the United States government’s relations with the Mexican-American War. Polk was strictly a democrat and elected President in 1844 as the dark horse candidate. Before Polk was elected president he served in the Tennessee legislature and the U.S. Congress. Not all American’s were supportive of the Mexican-American…

result of Mexico’s effort to besiege Fort Texas on May 3, General Zachary Taylor in command of the Army of Occupation consisting of 2,300 troops was received supplies from Fort Polk, heard reports of cannon fire.Started to make movements to Fort Texas on May 7 with soldiers and supplies. General Arista with a force of 3,700 Mexican troops Immediately left his camp with his army with intentions of blocking General Taylor. General Taylor scouts sighted the Mexican force at noon on the 8th. Facing…

sent him back to the US. Polk then had to come up with a new idea of how to acquire California from Mexico and decided to provoke war. Polk sent Zachary Taylor and a small detachment of troops to the Rio Grande, which in effect caused trouble with the Mexican Army. In April, the year of 1848 the Mexicans crossed the Rio Grande and attacked Zachary Taylor and his men. This caused the beginning of the war. The Mexicans perspective was that the Americans were on Mexican soil but Polk used the term,…

Jesus says “The U.S. Army was an outright attack on Mexico…” (Doc. C), but he is wrong. The U.S. Army led by General Zachary Taylor was above what “… The congress of Texas, by its act of December 19, 1836, had declared the Rio del Norte to be the boundary of that republic…” (Doc. B). After that Polk tells “in which some sixteen [Americans were killed and wounded,” (Doc. B)…

of the Rio Grande border and the purchase California and the rest of New Mexico because Polk knew that the Mexico needed cash. Mexico refused the offer, not wanted to cede more land to the United States. Polk changed his plan and sent General Zachary Taylor to disputed land south of the Nueces. Mexico saw this as an act of war. They ambushed American patrols on the disputed land. So Polk asks Congress for a declaration of war. He said “[Mexico] has invaded our territory and shed American blood…

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to give the land up. Learning of the situation, President Polk sent troops under the authority of general Zachary Taylor and with this action of America, war has began between The United States and…

United States did not originally want any trouble with Mexico, and turned down Texas' request to join the Union but then this was later changed when Mexico refused to let the US purchase Texas. The US did not want to cause the war, so President Zachary Taylor waited for the Mexican government to initiate a spark of conflict. When Santa Anna, the Mexican general, and his troops passed the Rio Grande into Texas, it was reason enough to start war. The Treaty of Guadalupe…