Texas Campaign

Texas Campaign
	Part of the Mexican–American War
	; The Battle of Palo Alto.
Date	25 April – 9 May 1846
Location	Texas, United States
Result	American Victory
Belligerents
United States	Mexico
Commanders and leaders
Zachary Taylor; Seth Thornton (POW); Jacob Brown †	Mariano Arista; Anastasio Torrejón
Strength
2,400 (May)	4,000 (May)
Casualties and losses
60 killied; 149 wounded	335 killed; 336 wounded

The Texas Campaign was the first front in the Mexican–American War, fought between the United States and Mexico. The front started with a Mexican assault near Brownsville. US forces were forced to surrender after hours of resisting, which lead President James K. Polk to declare war on Mexico. After the United States defeated a larger Mexican Army at Palo Alto and Resaca de la Palma, Mexican Forces led by Mariano Arista retreated out of Texas.

External links

Battle report and list of casualties
A Continent Divided: The U.S.-Mexico War, Center for Greater Southwestern Studies, the University of Texas at Arlington

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