Mexican vs American War The Mexican war between the USA and Mexico began with an attack by the Mexicans against the Americans troops along the Texas border line on April 25, 1846. The fight ended when the USA General Winfield Scott occupied Mexico-City on September 14, 1847. A few months later a peace treaty was signed on February 2, 1848 of Guadalupe Hidalgo. In addition to recognizing the annexation of Texas in the United States with the defeat, California is also allocated by Mexico and New Mexico. Similar to all the events that are important in history, the interpretations referred to the Mexican war may vary. The Mexicans with a government rule by dictatorial centralism, attack the USA due to the annexation of (1845) Texas, …show more content…
José exiled, Joaquín Herrera and was installed as temporary president of Mexico. The victory was short-lived. Although Santa Anna himself was in Cuba, the other Centralists began planning the overthrow of Herrera, and the annexation of Texas to the United States in 1845.
Campaign of Northern Mexico.
The April 25, 1846, Mexican troops crossed the Rio Grande that led to a separation of the American dragons ordered by Captain Seth B. Thornton, report of the Secretary General. President Polk’s attack came on the afternoon of May 9, a Saturday. On Monday, May 11, Polk sent his war message to the Congress, and Wednesday, May 13 in the vigorous opposition of some Americans, the US Congress vote to declare war on Mexico.” Two other Mexican attacks had been carried across the Rio Grande in Palo Alto (May 8) and Resaca de la Palma (May 9), and both had been repelled”. (PBS)
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“The army swelled from just over 6,000 to over 115,000.” (History) Of this total about 1.5 percent were killed in fighting, and nearly 10 percent died of disease; another 12 percent were injured or discharged due to illness or both. For years, Mexican war veterans continued to suffer from debilitating diseases contracted during campaigns. The casualty rate was so easily over 25 percent for the 17 months of the war; total deaths may have reached 35-40 percent if deaths from injury and illness-related are added. In this regard, the war was the most disastrous American military history. During the war, political quarrels occurred with respect to the disposition of conquered Mexico. A strong movement of "All-Mexico" promoted the annexation of the entire territory. The American sector against opposed this position and fought for the exclusion of slavery from any territory taken up by the United States. In 1847 the House of Representatives passed the Wilmot clause stipulating that none of the acquired territory should be open to slavery. The Senate avoided the issue, and a final attempt to add to the treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo was defeated. The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo was the unsatisfactory outcome of the negotiations unauthorized Nicholas Trist. It was reluctantly approved by the US Senate on March 10, 1848, and ratified by the Mexican Congress on 25 May. The