U.S. occupation of Monterrey

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event in the Mexican–American War military occupation

The U.S. occupation of Monterrey was a key early American military seizure and control of the Mexican city of Monterrey during the Mexican–American War, setting the stage for later battles such as Buena Vista.

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Label	Occurrences
U.S. occupation of Monterrey canonical	2
United States occupation of Monterrey	1

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Target entity: U.S. occupation of Monterrey
Context triple: [Battle of Buena Vista, predecessorEvent, U.S. occupation of Monterrey]

A. Mexican Expedition
The Mexican Expedition was a 1916–1917 U.S. Army punitive campaign into Mexico, led by General John J. Pershing, to pursue revolutionary leader Pancho Villa after his raids on American soil.
B. Siege of Veracruz
The Siege of Veracruz was a pivotal 1847 U.S. amphibious assault and bombardment of the Mexican port city of Veracruz that opened the road to Mexico City during the Mexican–American War.
C. French intervention in Mexico
The French intervention in Mexico was a mid-19th-century military campaign in which France, backed at times by Britain and Spain, invaded Mexico to install Emperor Maximilian I and challenge Mexican sovereignty under President Benito Juárez.
D. New Mexico Campaign
The New Mexico Campaign was a U.S. military operation during the Mexican–American War aimed at seizing control of the New Mexico Territory from Mexican authority.
E. Californian campaign of the Mexican–American War
The Californian campaign of the Mexican–American War was the series of military operations in 1846–1847 through which United States forces seized control of Mexican Alta California, paving the way for California’s eventual annexation.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

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Target entity: U.S. occupation of Monterrey
Target entity description: The U.S. occupation of Monterrey was a key early American military seizure and control of the Mexican city of Monterrey during the Mexican–American War, setting the stage for later battles such as Buena Vista.

A. Mexican Expedition
The Mexican Expedition was a 1916–1917 U.S. Army punitive campaign into Mexico, led by General John J. Pershing, to pursue revolutionary leader Pancho Villa after his raids on American soil.
B. Siege of Veracruz
The Siege of Veracruz was a pivotal 1847 U.S. amphibious assault and bombardment of the Mexican port city of Veracruz that opened the road to Mexico City during the Mexican–American War.
C. French intervention in Mexico
The French intervention in Mexico was a mid-19th-century military campaign in which France, backed at times by Britain and Spain, invaded Mexico to install Emperor Maximilian I and challenge Mexican sovereignty under President Benito Juárez.
D. New Mexico Campaign
The New Mexico Campaign was a U.S. military operation during the Mexican–American War aimed at seizing control of the New Mexico Territory from Mexican authority.
E. Californian campaign of the Mexican–American War
The Californian campaign of the Mexican–American War was the series of military operations in 1846–1847 through which United States forces seized control of Mexican Alta California, paving the way for California’s eventual annexation.
F. None of above. chosen

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	event in the Mexican–American War ⓘ military occupation ⓘ
belligerent	Mexican Army ⓘ United States Army ⓘ
commander	Pedro de Ampudia ⓘ Zachary Taylor ⓘ
conflict	Mexican–American War ⓘ
countryInvolved	Mexico ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
effect	contributed to U.S. momentum in the Mexican–American War ⓘ strengthened U.S. strategic position in northern Mexico ⓘ weakened Mexican defensive line in the north ⓘ
followedBy	Battle of Buena Vista ⓘ continued U.S. campaign in northern Mexico ⓘ
hasCause	United States territorial expansion ⓘ surface form: U.S. expansionist policy (Manifest Destiny) Taylor’s Northern Mexico campaign ⓘ surface form: U.S. invasion of northern Mexico
location	Mexico ⓘ Monterrey ⓘ Nuevo León ⓘ
objective	establish a U.S. base in northern Mexico ⓘ secure control of Monterrey ⓘ
partOf	Battle of Monterrey ⓘ
precededBy	U.S. assault on Monterrey ⓘ
relatedTo	Battle of Buena Vista ⓘ Battle of Monterrey ⓘ Northern Mexico theater of the Mexican–American War ⓘ surface form: Mexican–American War campaigns in northern Mexico Zachary Taylor ⓘ
result	U.S. occupation of Monterrey self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: United States occupation of Monterrey
significance	key early American military seizure of a major Mexican city ⓘ secured U.S. control of northeastern Mexico ⓘ set the stage for later battles such as Buena Vista ⓘ
startTime	September 1846 ⓘ
timePeriod	Mexican–American War ⓘ

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Battle of Buena Vista → predecessorEvent → U.S. occupation of Monterrey ⓘ

U.S. occupation of Monterrey → result → U.S. occupation of Monterrey self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: United States occupation of Monterrey

Northern Mexico theater of the Mexican–American War → hasPart → U.S. occupation of Monterrey ⓘ

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