Army of Occupation

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United States Army field army military formation

The Army of Occupation was a United States military force commanded by General Zachary Taylor that spearheaded early American operations in the Mexican–American War.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Army of Occupation canonical	3
U.S. Army of Occupation	2

Statements (25)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States Army field army ⓘ military formation ⓘ
associatedWithEvent	U.S. occupation of disputed Texas territory ⓘ
associatedWithPerson	James K. Polk ⓘ
commander	Zachary Taylor ⓘ
conflict	Mexican–American War ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ
formedFor	operations against Mexico ⓘ
garrisonedNear	Rio Grande ⓘ
historicalSignificance	helped secure early U.S. victories in the Mexican–American War ⓘ
militaryBranch	United States Army ⓘ surface form: U.S. Army
notableCommander	John E. Wool ⓘ William Jenkins Worth ⓘ surface form: William J. Worth
notableEngagement	Battle of Buena Vista ⓘ Battle of Monterrey ⓘ Battle of Palo Alto ⓘ Battle of Resaca de la Palma ⓘ
operatedIn	Texas ⓘ northern Mexico ⓘ
opponent	Mexican Army ⓘ
partOf	United States Army ⓘ
precededBy	U.S. forces on the Texas frontier ⓘ
role	spearheaded early American operations in the Mexican–American War ⓘ
theater	Taylor’s Northern Mexico campaign ⓘ surface form: Northern Mexico campaign
timePeriod	1840s ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Battle of Palo Alto → USArmyUnit → Army of Occupation ⓘ

Battle of Buena Vista → notableUnit → Army of Occupation ⓘ

this entity surface form: U.S. Army of Occupation

Battle of Monterrey → hasParticipant → Army of Occupation ⓘ

this entity surface form: U.S. Army of Occupation

Battle of Resaca de la Palma → USArmyUnit → Army of Occupation ⓘ

Battle of La Angostura → USArmyFormation → Army of Occupation ⓘ