THE MEXICAN WAR 1846 47 The Origins of

THE MEXICAN WAR, 1846 -47

The Origins of the War w Manifest Destiny John O’Sullivan

MANIFEST DESTINY John O’Sullivan (1845) “Our manifest destiny [is] to overspread and to possess the whole of the continent which Providence has given us for the development of the great experiment of liberty and … self government entrusted to us. ”

The Origins of the War w Manifest Destiny w Texas Becomes Independent Stephen Austin Antonio de Santa Ana Sam Houston Battle of San Jacinto River

Texas Independence

Antonio de Santa Ana

Texas Independence

The Origins of the War w Manifest Destiny w Texas Becomes Independent w John Tyler & the Texas Annexation Crisis

ZACHARY TAYLOR

MEXICO/TEXAS

JOHN TYLER

The Origins of the War w Manifest Destiny w Texas Becomes Independent w John Tyler & the Texas Annexation Crisis w Polk Provokes the Mexicans Rio Grande River Nueces River

JAMES K. POLK

MEXICAN WAR

War with Mexico w Fighting Along the Rio Grande Fort Texas Gen. Mariano Arista Battle of Palo Alto Battle of Resaca De La Palma

War with Mexico w Fighting Along the Rio Grande w Zachary Taylor Attacks Monterrey Black Fort William Worth

BATTLE OF MONTERREY

WORTH ATTACKS

WILLIAM WORTH

STREET FIGHTING

BATTLE OF MONTERREY

ATTACKING INDEPENDENCE HILL

War with Mexico w Fighting Along the Rio Grande w Zachary Taylor Attacks Monterrey w The Taking of New Mexico & California Stephen Kearny Robert Stockton John C. Fremont

STEPHEN KEARNY

California/New Mexico

JOHN C. FREMONT

California/New Mexico

War with Mexico w Fighting Along the Rio Grande w Zachary Taylor Attacks Monterrey w The Taking of New Mexico & California w Santa Ana Counter-Attacks Battle of Buena Vista

MEXICAN WAR

Battle of Buena Vista

Winfield Scott’s Campaign w Scott Lands at Vera Cruz

WINFIELD SCOTT

SCOTT LANDS AT VERACRUZ

Winfield Scott’s Campaign w Scott Lands at Vera Cruz w Battle of Cerro Gordo

BATTLE of CERRO GORDO

SCOTT AWAITS REINFORCEMENTS

Winfield Scott’s Campaign w Scott Lands at Vera Cruz w Battle of Cerro Gordo w Scott Attacks Mexico City Robert E. Lee P. G. T. Beauregard

BATTLE for MEXICO CITY

Winfield Scott’s Campaign w Scott Lands at Vera Cruz w Battle of Cerro Gordo w Scott Attacks Mexico City 1. Battle of Contreras Gen. Valencia

Battles of Contreras/Churubusco

Winfield Scott’s Campaign w Scott Lands at Vera Cruz w Battle of Cerro Gordo w Scott Attacks Mexico City 1. Battle of Contreras 2. Battle of Churabusco San Patricio Battalion

Battles of Contreras/Churubusco

Winfield Scott’s Campaign w Scott Lands at Vera Cruz w Battle of Cerro Gordo w Scott Attacks Mexico City 1. Battle of Contreras 2. Battle of Churabusco 3. Battle of Molino del Rey Chapultepec

BATTLE for MEXICO CITY

Winfield Scott’s Campaign w Scott Lands at Vera Cruz w Battle of Cerro Gordo w Scott Attacks Mexico City 1. Battle of Contreras 2. Battle of Churabusco 3. Battle of Molino del Rey 4. Storming Chapultepec Joseph E. Johnston

STORMING CHAPULTEPEC

BATTLE for MEXICO CITY

Winfield Scott’s Campaign w Scott Lands at Vera Cruz w Battle of Cerro Gordo w Scott Attacks Mexico City w War Resistance & Peace Negotiations Henry David Thoreau Daniel Webster Nicholas Trist Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo