Thornton Affair

Quand

25 avr. 1846

Type

Bataille

Coordonnées

26.06° N, 97.78° W

Description

battle in 1846 between the military forces of the United States and Mexico

Part of the Mexican–American War in 1846

The Thornton Affair was a battle in 1846 between the military forces of the United States and Mexico 20 miles (32 km) west upriver from Zachary Taylor's camp along the Rio Grande. The much larger Mexican force defeated the Americans in the opening of hostilities, and was the primary justification for U.S. President James K. Polk's call to Congress to declare war.

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