Battle of Buena Vista

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The Battle of Buena Vista was a pivotal 1847 engagement in northern Mexico during the Mexican–American War, where U.S. forces under General Zachary Taylor repelled a much larger Mexican army led by General Antonio López de Santa Anna.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Battle of La Angostura ⓘ
artilleryRole U.S. artillery played a decisive role in repelling Mexican attacks ⓘ
associatedWith Zachary Taylor’s nickname “Old Rough and Ready” ⓘ
belligerent Mexico ⓘ
United States ⓘ
campaign Northern Mexico campaign of the Mexican–American War ⓘ
casualtiesMexico over 1,000 killed, wounded, or missing ⓘ
casualtiesUnitedStates several hundred killed, wounded, or missing ⓘ
combatantCommanderFor Antonio López de Santa Anna, Mexico ⓘ
Zachary Taylor, United States ⓘ
linked to: Zachary Taylor
commander Antonio López de Santa Anna ⓘ
Zachary Taylor ⓘ
commemoratedBy monuments and historical markers near the battlefield ⓘ
conflictOf Mexican–American War ⓘ
country Mexico ⓘ
date 1847-02-22 ⓘ
endDate 1847-02-23 ⓘ
front land warfare ⓘ
hasParticipant Jefferson Davis ⓘ
hasPrimarySource Mexican military dispatches ⓘ
official U.S. Army reports ⓘ
historicalPeriod 19th century ⓘ
historicalRegion Northern Mexico ⓘ
location near Buena Vista, Coahuila, Mexico ⓘ
notableFor U.S. forces repelling a numerically superior Mexican army ⓘ
notableUnit Mexican Army of Operations in the North ⓘ
linked to: Mexican forces

U.S. Army of Occupation ⓘ
linked to: Army of Occupation
outcome Mexican army withdrew from the field ⓘ
partOf Mexican–American War ⓘ
predecessorEvent U.S. occupation of Monterrey ⓘ
primaryWeapons muskets, rifles, artillery ⓘ
result United States victory ⓘ
roleOfParticipant Jefferson Davis commanded the Mississippi Rifles ⓘ
significance contributed to Zachary Taylor’s later election as President of the United States ⓘ
enhanced Zachary Taylor’s national reputation ⓘ
secured U.S. control of northern Mexico ⓘ
strategicObjectiveMexico to destroy Zachary Taylor’s army in northern Mexico ⓘ
strategicObjectiveUnitedStates to hold defensive positions and block Mexican advance ⓘ
strengthMexico about 15,000 troops ⓘ
strengthUnitedStates about 4,500 troops ⓘ
successorEvent continued U.S. advance in northern Mexico ⓘ
terrain narrow mountain pass and plateau ⓘ
theater Northern Mexico theater of the Mexican–American War ⓘ
tookPlaceNear Saltillo, Coahuila ⓘ
linked to: Saltillo
typeOfEngagement defensive battle for U.S. forces ⓘ
year 1847 ⓘ

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Mexican–American War → majorBattle → Battle of Buena Vista ⓘ
Battle of Monterrey → followedBy → Battle of Buena Vista ⓘ
Zachary Taylor → notableWork → Battle of Buena Vista ⓘ
Taylor’s Northern Mexico campaign → notableBattle → Battle of Buena Vista ⓘ
Army of Occupation → notableEngagement → Battle of Buena Vista ⓘ
U.S. occupation of Monterrey → followedBy → Battle of Buena Vista ⓘ
U.S. occupation of Monterrey → relatedTo → Battle of Buena Vista ⓘ
Old Rough and Ready → associatedWithEvent → Battle of Buena Vista ⓘ
Battle of La Angostura → hasAlias → Battle of Buena Vista ⓘ
Battle of La Angostura → alsoKnownAs → Batalla de Buena Vista ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Buena Vista
John E. Wool → notableBattle → Battle of Buena Vista ⓘ
Saint Patrick's Battalion → notableEngagement → Battle of Buena Vista ⓘ
Buena Vista, Virginia → namedAfter → Buena Vista (Battle of Buena Vista, Mexican–American War) ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Buena Vista
John Coffee Hays → notableBattle → Battle of Buena Vista ⓘ
Buena Vista Township, New Jersey → namedAfter → Battle of Buena Vista ⓘ
Buena Vista County, Iowa → namedAfter → Buena Vista (Battle of Buena Vista) ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Buena Vista
4th U.S. Artillery → engagement → Battle of Buena Vista ⓘ
Buena Vista → partOf → Battle of Buena Vista ⓘ
Buena Vista → notableFor → Battle of Buena Vista ⓘ
Irvin McDowell → participatedIn → Battle of Buena Vista ⓘ
Samuel Hamilton Walker → participatedIn → Battle of Buena Vista ⓘ
Mississippi Rifles → participatedIn → Battle of Buena Vista ⓘ