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How did the US and Mexican troops clashed in the disputed region?
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When did American and Mexican troops clash in disputed territory leading to a controversial declaration of war?
1846
What was the name of the town where Texans clashed with Mexican troops in 1835?
The Battle of Gonzales took place on 2 October 1835.
Great Britain clashed with troops from?
Great Britain has at some point in history, clashed with troops from many countries.Great Britain has at some point in history, clashed with troops from many countries.
What American general led troops into disputed Mexican territory causing a border clash that led to the Mexican-American war?
General Zachary Taylor
What drew the us into the Mexican American war?
i heard it was mexicans crossing into our territory when we had our owwn boundaries. It is a little more complicated than that. America claimed the territory and so did Mexico. It was disputed. America sent troops to patrol the area, and so did Mexico. When the Mexican troops entered the disputed territory, America used it as a pretext to attack.
What were reasons for the Mexican American war?
The Mexican-American War (1846-1848) was the result of disputed land claims between the United States and Mexico. Mexico claimed most of what is now the southwest US, based on the claims by the Spanish from whom they achieved independence in 1810. The United States, anxious to claim California and the rest of the West, annexed Texas and sent troops to enforce the disputed border. When US troops were engaged by Mexican forces, war was declared. (see related question)
How did the US make the Mexican-American War look like it was Mexico's fault?
They sent troops into the disputed territory and when troops are in harms way the inevitable invariably happens. Men died and the casus belli existed for a Declaration of War by the US Congress.
How did Polk provoke Mexico to start fighting against American troops?
The pretext was the Thornton Affair, which occurred on April 25, 1846. American and Mexican troops clashed on a no man's land between Texas and Mexico, resulting in 11 Americans killed, 6 wounded and 48 captured. This was used by Polk as a casus belli to start the Mexican-American War (1846-1848).
What action did president Polk take that resulted in the war between the US and New Mexico?
He sent General Zachary Taylor to claim an area of disputed land for the United States.
What did the Mexican soldiers call the American troops during the Mexican American war?
They called American troops "Gringos"
Who pulled Australian troops of Vietnam?
Mexican troops; Platoon 201
Whose troops fought at Santa Fe?
Spanish, Mexican, Confederate and US troops.
