USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Zachary Taylor, a general and national hero in the United States Army from the time of the Mexican-American War and the War of 1812, was elected the 12th U.S. President, serving from March 1849 until his death in July 1850.

Detailed explanation-2: -A Mexican army under General Antonio López de Santa Anna advanced north to put down the rebels, and most of the victorious Texas volunteer rebel army went home. Small garrisons were left at several towns, including San Antonio de Béxar (San Antonio), where the Texans occupied a former Spanish mission called the Alamo.