What were the five most important battles of the Mexican American War of 1846 to 1848?

Answer 1

* January 1 - President Polk orders General Zachary Taylor to advance to the Rio Grande from his position on the Nueces River. * April 25 - Thornton Affair. * May 3-9 - Siege of Fort Texas. * May 8 - Battle of Palo Alto. Mexican forces cross the Rio Grande at Palo Alto and a battle with the Americans ensues. * May 9 - Battle of Resaca de la Palma. * May - President Polk addresses Congress. War is declared. * July 4 - Captain John C. Fremont proclaims the independence of California. * July 7 - Navy Commodore John D. Sloat takes Monterey, California. * July 8 - Sloat seizes Yerba Buena (modern San Fransisco). * September 20-24 - Battle of Monterrey * October 7 - Battle of Dominguez Rancho. * November 16 - Battle of Natividad. * December 6 - Battle of San Pasqual. * December 25 - Battle of El Brazito. * January 2 - Battle of Santa Clara. * January 8 - Battle of Rio San Gabriel (Los Angeles). * January 9 - Battle of La Mesa (Los Angeles). * January 24 - Battle of La Canada. * January 24 - Battle of Mora. * January 29 - Battle of Embudo Pass. * February 3-4 - Siege of Pueblo de Taos. * February 23 - Battle of Buena Vista - General Taylor's 4,700 soldiers withstand the attack of Santa Anna's 20,000 Mexicans. The Mexicans withdraw. * February 28 - Battle of the Sacramento. * March 9-29 - Siege of Veracruz. * March 27 - General Winfried Scott captures the fort on the harbor of Veracruz. * April 18 - General Scott, with 800 men, drives 15,000 Mexicans from the pass of Cerro Gordo. * June 6 - Affair at Las Vegas, New Mexico. * August 19-20 - Battles of Contreras and Churubusco. * September 8 - Battle of El Molino del Rey. * September 13 - Battle of Chapultepec. * September 13-15 - Battles for Mexico City. * September 14 - American troops enter Mexico City. * September 14-Oct. 12 - Siege of Puebla. * October 5 - Huamantla Affair. * October 19 - Atlixco Affair. * February 2 - Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo
There were many and in many locations outside of what is known as Mexico, Consider such sites as Brownsville, Texas, Santa Fe, New Mexico, Tucson Arizona and San Diego California as battlegrounds.

Then remermber battle names like:

Palo Alto.

Resaca de la Palma,

Vera Cruz,

Buena Vista,

Vera Cruz,

Cerro Gordo,

Churubusco.

Mexico City.

Answer 2

• The Siege of Veracruz (March 9-29, 1847)
• Battle of Churubusco (August 20, 1847)
• Battle of Chapultepec (September 13, 1847)
• Battle of Mexico City (September 13-14, 1847)
• Fall of Mexico City (September 15, 1847)

Answer 3

• Battle of Ciudad Juarez (April 7 - May 10, 1911) Battle held between federal forces loyal to Porfirio Diaz and rebel forces of Francisco Madero. Pascual Orozco and Pancho Villa commanded Madero's army which besieged Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua. The fall of Juarez to Madero convinced President Porfirio Diaz to resign and exile into France, thus ending the initial stage of the Mexican Revolution.

• Battle of Torreon (September 29 - October 1, 1913) Three days of bitter fighting between Pancho Villa with 8,000 men, against 3,000 well trained and well equipped federal soldiers led by General Jose Refugio Velasco. After taking the city, Villa's forces acquired heavy weaponry, took important communication ways towards the north and gained access to the center of the country.

• Battle of Veracruz (April 21, 1914) American President Woodrow Wilson ordered an armed invasion of Veracruz, when 2,300 American marines assaulted and took the aforementioned port city, occupying it for six months. Both Victoriano Huerta and Venustiano Carranza (opposing rivals during the Mexican Revolution) officially objected to the occupation, but neither was able to oppose it effectively, as both were fighting against each other. The occupation brought the two countries to the brink of war, and damaged the US-Mexican relations for decades to come.

• Battle of Zacatecas (June 23, 1914) The bloodiest battle in the campaign to overthrow Victoriano Huerta. On June 23, 1914, Pancho Villa's Division del Norte (Division of the North) decisively defeated the troops of General Luis Medina Barron defending the town of Zacatecas. Barron lost 6,000-7,000 men out of a force of 12,000; this battle demoralized Huerta's supporters, leading to his resignation on July 15 of the same year.

• Battle of Celaya (April 13, 1915) Four battles, collectively known as the Battle of Celaya, the largest military confrontation in Latin American history before the Falklands War of 1982. Forces under Pancho Villa were badly defeated by forces under the command of Alvaro Obregon, who supported the presidency of Venustiano Carranza. Villa lost around 4,000 men killed in frontal attacks. Villa was never able to recover his losses, and lost most of his political and social influence.

Answer 4

America invaded land and they got the land that they invaded.

Answer 5

The Siege and Battle of Veracruz.

The Battle of Chapultepec.

The capture of Mexico City.

Answer 6

The siege of Veracruz, The Battle of Chapultepec, The Capture of Mexico City,

Answer 7

The Battle of Chapultepec.

Answer 8

The battle of Alamo