Crossing the Nueches river and marching toward the Rio Grande was an obvious act of aggression by Taylor's forces.
The Annexation of Texas followed by the Thornton Affair.
No, the Mexican American War began in 1846.
In 1846.
In Mexico.
This war started in 1846.
In 1810.
No, in 1846.
Yes.
Right. It was 'borrowed' by Americans after the Mexican-American War.
The Annexation of Texas.
In the contested Neuces Strip.
It is the 200th anniversary (hence, bicentennial) of the start of the Mexican War of Independence (1810-1821).