Siege of Fort Texas
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The Siege of Fort Texas was an early 1846 engagement in the Mexican–American War in which Mexican forces besieged a U.S. Army fortification near the Rio Grande, helping spark open hostilities between the two nations.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Siege of Fort Texas canonical | 1 |
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle of the Mexican–American War
ⓘ
military siege ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Siege of Fort Brown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Mexico
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| casualtiesUnitedStates | Major Jacob Brown killed NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cause |
U.S. advance to the Rio Grande
ⓘ
dispute over the Texas–Mexico border ⓘ |
| commanderForMexico | General Mariano Arista NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commanderForUnitedStates | Major Jacob Brown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | Mexican–American War ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| date | April 25, 1846 ⓘ |
| defense | U.S. garrison held the fort under siege until relieved ⓘ |
| endDate | May 9, 1846 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Battle of Palo Alto
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Battle of Resaca de la Palma NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fortification | Fort Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| garrison | U.S. Army troops under Zachary Taylor’s overall command ⓘ |
| location |
near present-day Brownsville, Texas
ⓘ
near the Rio Grande ⓘ |
| opponent |
Mexican Army
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Mexican–American War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Thornton Affair NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reliefBy | U.S. forces that fought at Palo Alto and Resaca de la Palma ⓘ |
| result | United States victory ⓘ |
| significance |
helped spark open hostilities between the United States and Mexico
ⓘ
one of the first engagements of the Mexican–American War ⓘ |
| startDate | April 25, 1846 ⓘ |
| tactics | artillery bombardment of the fort by Mexican forces ⓘ |
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