In asking Congress to declare war, the president noted the Thornton Skirmish on the Nueces Strip at which a US army patrol lost 16 men.
One battle in this war saw a US general misquoted as ordering "give them more grape, Bragg," which was used as a slogan in that general's later successful presidential campaign. In asking Congress to declare war, the president noted the Thornton Skirmish on the Nueces Strip at which a US army patrol lost 16 men. Henry David Thoreau was jailed for refusing to pay taxes which might support this war, which saw Zachary Taylor's forces win decisively at Buena Vista. FTP James K. Polk was in office during what 1846 to 1848 conflict with national forces led by Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna?
One battle in this war saw a US general misquoted as ordering "give them more grape, Bragg," which was used as a slogan in that general's later successful presidential campaign.
Mexican-American War 