General Zachary Taylor
The Mexican War between the United States and Mexico began with a Mexican attack on American troops along the southern border of Texas on Apr. 25, 1846. By the clash between two patrolling armies called the Thornton Affair.
The Fredonian rebellion
None. It was a clash between Mexican forces and Anglo-speaking settlers.
Battle of Wounded Knee
President Polk's claim that American blood had been shed on the American soil referred to news of an armed clash between Mexican and American troops near the Rio Grande.
1846
The Mexican War between the United States and Mexico began with a Mexican attack on American troops along the southern border of Texas on Apr. 25, 1846. By the clash between two patrolling armies called the Thornton Affair.
General Zachary Taylor
The first armed clash was the Thornton Affair.
The Mexican War between the United States and Mexico began with a Mexican attack on American troops along the southern border of Texas on Apr. 25, 1846. By the clash between two patrolling armies called the Thornton Affair.
the boston massacre
Colonial minutemen and British troops clash at Lexington
The Fredonian rebellion
None. It was a clash between Mexican forces and Anglo-speaking settlers.
Battle of Wounded Knee
The US declared War based on a 25 April clash between US and Mexican forces in the Neuces Strip in what became known as the Thornton Affair.