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History of the Mexican-American War
History of the Mexican-American War
History of the Mexican-American War
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"History of the Mexican-American War " in 2 volumes is one of the best-known works by an American historian Justin Harvey Smith. The Mexican-American War was an armed conflict between the United States and Mexico from 1846 to 1848. It followed in the wake of the 1845 U.S. annexation of Texas, which Mexico still considered Mexican territory since the government did not recognize the treaty signed by Mexican General Antonio López de Santa Anna when he was a prisoner of the Texian Army during the 1836 Texas Revolution. For Mexico, this was a provocation: Mexican forces attacked U.S. forces, and the United States Congress declared war.
Volume 1:
Mexico and the Mexicans
The Political Education of Mexico
The Relations between the United States and Mexico, 1825–1843
The Relations between the United States and Mexico, 1843–1846
The Mexican Attitude on the Eve of War
The American Attitude on the Eve of War
The Preliminaries of the Conflict
Palo Alto and Resaca de Guerrero
The United States Meets the Crisis
The Chosen Leaders Advance
Taylor Sets out for Saltillo
Monterey
Saltillo, Parras, and Tampico
Santa Fe
Chihuahua
The California Question
The Conquest of California
The Genesis of Two Campaigns
Santa Anna Prepares to Strike
Buena Vista
Volume 2:
Behind the Scenes at Mexico
Vera Cruz
Cerro Gordo
Puebla
On to the Capital
Contreras and Churubusco
Negotiations
Molino del Rey, Chapultepec and Mexico
Final Military Operations
The Naval Operations
The Americans as Conquerors
Peace
The Finances of the War
The War in American Politics
The Foreign Relations of the War
LanguageEnglish
Release dateDec 17, 2020
ISBN4064066394004
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