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Hace 1 día · 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.
Hace 2 días · The Texas Revolution (October 2, 1835 – April 21, 1836) was a rebellion of colonists from the United States and Tejanos (Hispanic Texans) against the centralist government of Mexico in the Mexican state of Coahuila y Tejas.
Hace 3 días · Waco siege. Mount Carmel Center, McLennan County, Texas, U.S. thirteen miles from Waco. / 31.59583°N 96.98806°W / 31.59583; -96.98806. The Waco siege, also known as the Waco massacre, [7] [8] [9] [10] was the siege by U.S. federal government and Texas state law enforcement officials of a compound belonging to the religious ...
Hace 5 días · American Civil War - Battle of Antietam, Emancipation Proclamation, Gettysburg: In 1862 Robert E. Lee took command of the Confederate army, which he renamed the Army of Northern Virginia. George B. McClellan began to mold the Army of the Potomac into a resolute, effective shield and sword of the Union, and in March he began his ...
Hace 4 días · The U.S. annexation of Texas and a dispute over the area between the Rio Grande and the Nueces River brought about the Mexican-American War. U.S. troops invaded Mexico in February 1847, and Winfield Scott captured Mexico City on September 14, 1847.
Hace 5 días · Two Union soldiers who 162 years ago took part in one of America's first special operations will be posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor on Wednesday.
Hace 5 días · World War I - Caporetto, Trenches, Armistice: The Battle of Caporetto was an Austrian and German offensive that ended in an Italian defeat with about 500,000 casualties and 250,000 more taken prisoner.
