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•The Mexican-American War was a war fought between the United States and Mexico between 1846 and 1848. It is also called the the US-Mexico War. In the USA it is also known as the Mexican War; in Mexico it is also known as the North American Invasion of Mexico, the United States War Against Mexico, and the War of Northern Agression (this last name more commonly used in the USA to refer to the American Civil War).•The war began in April 24, 1846 when Mexican cavalry entered an area claimed by both the US and Mexico, between the rivers Rio Grande, and surrounded a US scouting party under General Zachary Taylor; several were killed. The United States declared war on Mexico on May 13th after battles at Palo Alto and Resaca de la Palma In 1846.

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