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Thornton Affair: Open conflict begins over the disputed border of Texas, triggering the Mexican–American War.
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Thornton Affair
Part of the Mexican–American War in 1846
The Thornton Affair was a battle in 1846 between the military forces of the United States and Mexico 20 miles (32 km) west upriver from Zachary Taylor's camp along the Rio Grande. The much larger Mexican force defeated the Americans in the opening of hostilities, and was the…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Texas
U.S. state
Texas is the most populous state in the South Central region of the United States. It borders Louisiana to the east, Arkansas to the northeast, Oklahoma to the north, New Mexico to the west, and an international border with the Mexican states of Chihuahua, Coahuila, Nuevo León,…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Mexican–American War
Armed conflict between the US and Mexico (1846–1848)
The Mexican–American War, also known in the United States as the Mexican War, was an invasion of Mexico by the United States Army. It followed the 1845 American annexation of Texas, which Mexico still considered its territory because it refused to recognize the Treaties of…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)