The Mexican-American war was caused by the unresolved border dispute between Texas and Mexico after the United States had annexed Texas. There were several major battles in it; one of the most famous was The Alamo. As to the commanders on the US side, it’s interesting to know that many of them became Generals in the Civil War thirteen years later. Some of the famous names include: Robert E. Lee, William Tecumseh Sherman, P.G.T. Beauregard, Stonewall Jackson, Ulysses S. Grant, James Longstreet, George Meade, George McClellan and George Picket.
The American Army won almost all the battles in this war and it ended in 1848 with the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo. After all the battle and warfare, Mexico sold more than half of its territory to the United States as a result. The peace treaty was approved by the US Senate on March 10, 1848 and the Mexican Congress ratified it on May 25. The war brought the territories of Texas, California, Nevada and Utah in addition to pieces of New Mexico, Wyoming, Arizona and Colorado. |
the top right is a short video that tells the basics of the war
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this documentary explains at length the history of this war
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