Technically it didn't. Many of our troops defected. It was politically defamed almost unilaterally. We also lost many of the most important battles.
The reason we won was mostly due to the fact that the majority of the land that was obtained from Mexico was almost entirely devoid of Mexicans living there.
California was already revolting against Mexico. Texas had already declared independence and then joined the US. The entire south of Mexico (now the countries comprising Central America) had separated 20 years earlier leaving them with infrastructure issues. They were suffering infighting and the roots of a civil war and hadn't upgraded their arms as they were still using muskets when we had already upgraded to breech loading rifles.
So, really we won due to advanced rifles and poor timing on behalf of Santa Anna.
containment strategy
The Spanish American War did not involve Mexico.
Mexico was neutral.
No, not really, submarines were first used successfully in the Civil War.
Was intoduced in Arizona and New Mexico.
Land his forces at Veracruz, sieze it and march to Mexico City.
Land his forces at Veracruz, sieze it and march to Mexico City.
brown NEW RESPONDENT Ulysses S. Grant.
Land at Veracruz, march inland and take Mexico City by storm.
As a modern country, in 1821 after successfully winning a war of independence against Spain.
Cutting trough the shortest path to Mexico City. This is what Gen. Winfield Scott did to win the war.
On 1821 after it successfully won its war of independence against Spain.
Mexico declared war with America bc Mexico helped Texas gain their out nation but then came the annexation of texas
There were times where the strategy failed, but it worked enough times for it to continue throughout the war.
It was part of the customs and beliefs brought by the Spanish settlers (devout Roman Catholics), who conquered and ruled over Mexico for 300 years, from 1521 until 1821, when Mexico successfully ended its war of independence against Spain.
To attack the civilian infrastructure that supported the Confederate armies.
The patriots were going to trap the British and corner them in Yorktown.