USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Rancho de Carricitos was located on the north bank of the Rio Grande, about 28 miles upriver from the U.S. post, Fort Texas. It was a large farm field fenced in by high, impenetrable chaparral thickets. On the morning of April 25, 1846, Captain Seth Thornton’s party of 63 U.S. Dragoons approached this ranch.

Detailed explanation-2: -The battle of Palo Alto, the first major engagement of the Mexican War, was fought north of Brownsville on May 8, 1846, between American forces under Gen. Zachary Taylor and Mexican troops commanded by Gen. Mariano Arista.

Detailed explanation-3: -It had one of the highest casualty rates of any American war. The U.S. never a lost a major battle during the Mexican-American War, but the victory still proved costly. Of the 79, 000 American troops who took part, 13, 200 died for a mortality rate of nearly 17 percent-higher than World War I and World War II.

Detailed explanation-4: -Battle of Buena Vista: February 22-23, 1847. Also known as the Battle of La Angostura in Mexico, this is considered to be the bloodiest battle of the Mexican-American War. It was fought between U.S. forces under General Zachary Taylor, and the much larger Mexican Army under General Antonio López de Santa Anna.