Battle of Buena Vista

When

22 Feb 1847 – 23 Feb 1847

Kind

Battle

Coordinates

25.34° N, 101.05° W

Description

1847 battle of the Mexican–American War

1847 battle of the Mexican-American War

The Battle of Buena Vista, known as the Battle of La Angostura in Mexico, and sometimes as Battle of Buena Vista/La Angostura, was a battle of the Mexican–American War. It was fought between U.S. forces, largely volunteers, under General Zachary Taylor, and the much larger Mexican Army under General Antonio López de Santa Anna.

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• Wikidata: battles and siegesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Mexican–American War: Battle of Buena Vista – 5,000 American troops under General Zachary Taylor use their superiority in artillery to drive off 15,000 Mexican…”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (German), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Die Schlacht von Buena Vista im Mexikanisch-Amerikanischen Krieg gewinnt die US-Streitmacht unter General Zachary Taylor gegenüber den zahlenmäßig größeren…”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Russian), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “американо-мексиканская война; второй, решающий день сражения при Буэна-Виста”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Spanish), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “En México, durante la invasión estadounidense, se produce la batalla de la Angostura o batalla de Buena Vista, en el paso de montaña de La Angostura”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Japanese), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “米墨戦争: ブエナ・ビスタの戦い。”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page

• Mexican-American25 Apr 1846 · Interstate war · Deaths 19,283