Battle of Palo Alto

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battle military engagement

The Battle of Palo Alto was the opening major engagement of the Mexican–American War, fought on May 8, 1846, near present-day Brownsville, Texas, where U.S. forces under General Zachary Taylor used superior artillery to repel a larger Mexican army.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Battle of Palo Alto canonical	15
Batalla de Palo Alto	1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	battle ⓘ military engagement ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Battle of Palo Alto ⓘ surface form: Batalla de Palo Alto
belligerent	Mexico ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
campaign	Taylor’s Northern Mexico campaign ⓘ
causeContext	border dispute between United States and Mexico over Texas ⓘ
combatantStrength	Mexican army numerically larger ⓘ U.S. forces smaller than Mexican forces ⓘ
commander	Mariano Arista ⓘ Zachary Taylor ⓘ
commemoratedBy	Palo Alto Battlefield National Historical Park ⓘ
conflict	Mexican–American War ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
date	May 8, 1846 ⓘ
engagementType	artillery duel ⓘ
followedBy	Battle of Resaca de la Palma ⓘ
front	U.S.–Mexico border ⓘ surface form: Texas–Mexico border
geographicalContext	north of the Rio Grande ⓘ
historicalEra	Antebellum period ⓘ surface form: Antebellum period in United States history
historicalPeriod	19th century ⓘ
location	Palo Alto, Texas ⓘ near present-day Brownsville, Texas ⓘ
MexicanArmyUnit	Army of the North ⓘ
MexicanCasualties	significantly higher than U.S. casualties ⓘ
MexicanCommanderRank	General ⓘ
notableFor	opening major engagement of the Mexican–American War ⓘ use of U.S. flying artillery ⓘ
outcome	Mexican forces retreated ⓘ
partOf	Mexican–American War ⓘ
precededBy	Thornton Affair ⓘ
preservedAt	Palo Alto Battlefield National Historical Park ⓘ
primaryWeaponType	field artillery ⓘ
region	North America ⓘ
result	United States victory ⓘ
significance	first major battle after U.S. declaration that American blood had been shed on American soil ⓘ
state	Texas ⓘ
strategicEffect	boosted Zachary Taylor’s national reputation ⓘ secured U.S. position north of the Rio Grande ⓘ
tacticUsed	superior U.S. artillery firepower ⓘ
terrain	open prairie ⓘ
theater	Texas frontier ⓘ
USArmyUnit	Army of Occupation ⓘ
UScasualties	relatively light ⓘ
USCommanderRank	Brigadier General ⓘ
year	1846 ⓘ

Referenced by (16)

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

Mexican–American War → majorBattle → Battle of Palo Alto ⓘ

Battle of Palo Alto → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Palo Alto ⓘ

this entity surface form: Batalla de Palo Alto

Mariano Arista → battle → Battle of Palo Alto ⓘ

Battle of Monterrey → precededBy → Battle of Palo Alto ⓘ

Battle of Resaca de la Palma → precededBy → Battle of Palo Alto ⓘ

Zachary Taylor → notableWork → Battle of Palo Alto ⓘ

So Far from God: The U.S. War with Mexico, 1846–1848 → historicalEventCovered → Battle of Palo Alto ⓘ

Thornton Affair → relatedEvent → Battle of Palo Alto ⓘ

Taylor’s Northern Mexico campaign → notableBattle → Battle of Palo Alto ⓘ

Palo Alto Battlefield National Historical Park → battleCommemorated → Battle of Palo Alto ⓘ

Army of Occupation → notableEngagement → Battle of Palo Alto ⓘ

Army of the North → notableBattle → Battle of Palo Alto ⓘ

Zachary Taylor’s nickname “Old Rough and Ready” → associatedWithEvent → Battle of Palo Alto ⓘ

subject surface form: Old Rough and Ready

Northern Mexico theater of the Mexican–American War → hasPart → Battle of Palo Alto ⓘ

U.S. artillery played a decisive role → relatedBattle → Battle of Palo Alto ⓘ

Palo Alto, Texas → significantEvent → Battle of Palo Alto ⓘ