The United States.
Mexico City
Yes.
General Zachary Taylor seized power in the 1834 Mexico City revolt! Wrong. Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna
Of course its not!
Prefectures
The last Christian stronghold in the Holy Land seized by Muslim forces in 1291 was Acre. It was taken in the Siege of Acre.
Holland
They seized their troops.
The term "seized and possessed" most often appears in wills in which land and/or property are inherited from one person to another. I means that one legally acquired and owns said land and/or property.
They had to go into war with Mexico to get the land.
Victoriano Huerta
New Mexico's nick name is the "Land of Enchantment"