Northern Mexico theater of the Mexican–American War

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military campaign theater theater of war

The Northern Mexico theater of the Mexican–American War was the campaign zone along the U.S.–Mexico border where early key battles, including those around the Rio Grande, were fought between U.S. and Mexican forces.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Northern Mexico theater of the Mexican–American War canonical	2
Mexican–American War campaigns in northern Mexico	1
Northern Mexico campaign of the Mexican–American War	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2879910 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Northern Mexico theater of the Mexican–American War
Context triple: [Battle of Resaca de la Palma, theater, Northern Mexico theater of the Mexican–American War]

A. Gulf Coast theater of the Mexican–American War
The Gulf Coast theater of the Mexican–American War was the campaign zone along Mexico’s eastern coastline where U.S. forces launched amphibious assaults and inland advances, including the pivotal operations against Veracruz, to penetrate and occupy central Mexico.
B. Californian campaign of the Mexican–American War
The Californian campaign of the Mexican–American War was the series of military operations in 1846–1847 through which United States forces seized control of Mexican Alta California, paving the way for California’s eventual annexation.
C. Western theater of the Mexican War of Independence
The Western theater of the Mexican War of Independence was the regional front in western New Spain where key insurgent and royalist forces clashed in major campaigns and battles that shaped the course of Mexico’s struggle for independence.
D. Southern campaign of the Mexican War of Independence
The Southern campaign of the Mexican War of Independence was a key series of insurgent military operations in southern New Spain, led largely by figures like Vicente Guerrero, that helped secure Mexico’s eventual independence from Spanish rule.
E. New Mexico Campaign
The New Mexico Campaign was a U.S. military operation during the Mexican–American War aimed at seizing control of the New Mexico Territory from Mexican authority.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Northern Mexico theater of the Mexican–American War
Target entity description: The Northern Mexico theater of the Mexican–American War was the campaign zone along the U.S.–Mexico border where early key battles, including those around the Rio Grande, were fought between U.S. and Mexican forces.

A. Gulf Coast theater of the Mexican–American War
The Gulf Coast theater of the Mexican–American War was the campaign zone along Mexico’s eastern coastline where U.S. forces launched amphibious assaults and inland advances, including the pivotal operations against Veracruz, to penetrate and occupy central Mexico.
B. Californian campaign of the Mexican–American War
The Californian campaign of the Mexican–American War was the series of military operations in 1846–1847 through which United States forces seized control of Mexican Alta California, paving the way for California’s eventual annexation.
C. Western theater of the Mexican War of Independence
The Western theater of the Mexican War of Independence was the regional front in western New Spain where key insurgent and royalist forces clashed in major campaigns and battles that shaped the course of Mexico’s struggle for independence.
D. Southern campaign of the Mexican War of Independence
The Southern campaign of the Mexican War of Independence was a key series of insurgent military operations in southern New Spain, led largely by figures like Vicente Guerrero, that helped secure Mexico’s eventual independence from Spanish rule.
E. New Mexico Campaign
The New Mexico Campaign was a U.S. military operation during the Mexican–American War aimed at seizing control of the New Mexico Territory from Mexican authority.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	military campaign theater ⓘ theater of war ⓘ
belligerent	Mexican Army ⓘ United States Army ⓘ
characterizedBy	border clashes along the Rio Grande ⓘ set-piece battles between regular armies ⓘ
chronologicalPosition	early campaign zone of the Mexican–American War ⓘ
conflict	Mexican–American War ⓘ
country	Mexico ⓘ United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
endTime	1847 ⓘ
hasPart	Battle of Buena Vista ⓘ Battle of Monterrey ⓘ Battle of Palo Alto ⓘ Battle of Resaca de la Palma ⓘ Siege of Fort Texas ⓘ U.S. occupation of Monterrey ⓘ advance to Saltillo ⓘ
includesRegion	Chihuahua ⓘ Coahuila ⓘ Nuevo León ⓘ Tamaulipas ⓘ
locatedAlong	Rio Grande ⓘ U.S.–Mexico border ⓘ
locatedIn	Northern Mexico ⓘ
notableCommander	Mariano Arista ⓘ Pedro de Ampudia ⓘ Zachary Taylor ⓘ
notableLocation	Buena Vista ⓘ Matamoros ⓘ Monterrey ⓘ Saltillo ⓘ
opposedBy	Mexican Republic ⓘ linked to: Mexican Federation United States of America ⓘ
partOf	Mexican–American War ⓘ
primaryUSBase	Corpus Christi, Texas ⓘ linked to: Corpus Christi, Texas, United States Fort Texas ⓘ Point Isabel, Texas ⓘ linked to: Port Isabel, Texas
relatedTheater	Central Mexico theater of the Mexican–American War ⓘ Pacific Coast theater of the Mexican–American War ⓘ linked to: Californian campaign of the Mexican–American War
result	U.S. control of parts of northern Mexico ⓘ United States tactical and operational victories ⓘ
startTime	1846 ⓘ
strategicObjective	defend Mexican territory north of interior heartland ⓘ invade northern Mexican states ⓘ secure Rio Grande frontier ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Battle of Resaca de la Palma → theater → Northern Mexico theater of the Mexican–American War ⓘ

Taylor’s Northern Mexico campaign → theater → Northern Mexico theater of the Mexican–American War ⓘ

U.S. occupation of Monterrey → relatedTo → Mexican–American War campaigns in northern Mexico ⓘ

linked to: Northern Mexico theater of the Mexican–American War

Battle of La Angostura → partOf → Northern Mexico campaign of the Mexican–American War ⓘ