It is that Zachary Taylor had little if no supplies during the war of 1812 and his troops were of a loss of fighting units as in artillery he was running a "cheap army".
Zachary Taylor joined the milatery in 1808
He was not highly educated and was not a scholar but he was smart. You don't become a successful major general and the president of the US if you are not smart.
Zachary Taylor played a major role in the Mexican-American War by forcing Santa Anna and his men to withdraw. He took a risk doing this because he was going against the orders of President Polk. When he was successful, he became an American hero. Taylor went on to become the 12th President of the United States.
Fighting in the Mexican American war.
That wasn't Zachary Taylor. It was his son Richard Taylor. Youngest Confederate Major-General in tne first half of the war. Present at First Bull Run and the Seven Days Battles, among others.
Taylor was an army career officer, rising from first lieutenant to major general. He ran a plantation in Louisiana after he left the army.
Yes, Zachary Taylor was a general in the US Army. He served in the military for over 40 years and achieved the rank of Major General. Taylor is primarily known for his leadership during the Mexican-American War, where he won several key battles and earned the nickname "Old Rough and Ready."
Zackary Taylor was the 12th President of the United States. He was also a Major General in the Army before taking office.
William McKinley served as a lieutenant under Rutherford Hayes during the Civil War. Ulysses Grant served as a 2nd Lieutenant under Zachary Taylor during the Mexican War. James Monroe served as a major under George Washington during the Revolutionary War.
In the Mexican War of 1846 "Remember the Alamo" the general for Mexico was Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna and for the United States was soon to be President General Zachary Taylor. The American President was James A. Polk. Many young officers fought in this war who would become major players in the American Civil War.
Braxton Bragg and Zachary Taylor served in the Mexican American War. Taylor was a general officer and Bragg was advanced in rank by Brevet to Captain, Major and Lieutenant Colonel during the two years of the Mexican American War. He became a Major General in the Louisiana Militia on 20 February 1861 and was made a Brigadier General in the Confederate States Army on 7 March 1861 and on 6 April 1862 he became one of the seven Generals of the Confederacy.
General that was a military leader in Mexican-American War and 12th president of the United States. Sent by president Polk to lead the American Army against Mexico at Rio Grande, but defeated.