This man defeated Mariano Arista at Resaca de la P
This man defeated Mariano Arista at Resaca de la Palma, and he became a brigadier general for his leadership at the Battle of Lake Okeechobee during the Seminole Wars. This man was the father-in-law of Jefferson Davis, and he favored the admission of California and New Mexico as free states, which placed him in opposition to what would become the Compromise of 1850. For 10 points, name this victor at Buena Vista during the Mexican War, a Whig president who held office from 1849 to 1850 who was nicknamed "Old Rough and Ready."
This man defeated Mariano Arista at Resaca de la Palma, and he became a brigadier general for his leadership at the Battle of Lake Okeechobee during the Seminole Wars.
Zachary {Taylor}