Battle of Monterrey

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battle military engagement

The Battle of Monterrey was a key 1846 engagement in the Mexican–American War in which U.S. forces captured the strategically important city of Monterrey after intense urban combat and negotiations for surrender.

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Label	Occurrences
Battle of Monterrey canonical	12
Battle of Monterrey (1846)	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	battle ⓘ military engagement ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Battle of Monterrey ⓘ surface form: Battle of Monterrey (1846)
belligerent	Armed Forces of Mexico ⓘ surface form: Mexican Army United States Army ⓘ
casualtiesAndLosses	over 1,000 Mexican killed and wounded ⓘ several hundred U.S. killed and wounded ⓘ
combatant	Mexico ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
commandedBy	Pedro de Ampudia ⓘ Zachary Taylor ⓘ
conflict	Mexican–American War ⓘ
conflictType	urban battle ⓘ
countryInvolved	Mexico ⓘ surface form: United Mexican States United States of America ⓘ
date	September 21–24, 1846 ⓘ
endDate	1846-09-24 ⓘ
era	19th century ⓘ
followedBy	Battle of Buena Vista ⓘ armistice allowing Mexican troops to withdraw with arms ⓘ occupation of Monterrey by U.S. forces ⓘ
hasParticipant	John A. Quitman ⓘ Mexican Army of the North ⓘ Pedro de Ampudia ⓘ Army of Occupation ⓘ surface form: U.S. Army of Occupation William Jenkins Worth ⓘ surface form: William J. Worth Zachary Taylor ⓘ
hasSurrender	Mexican garrison of Monterrey surrendered to U.S. forces ⓘ
location	Mexico ⓘ Monterrey ⓘ Nuevo León ⓘ
negotiatedBy	Pedro de Ampudia ⓘ Zachary Taylor ⓘ
notableFeature	intense urban combat ⓘ negotiated surrender terms ⓘ street‑to‑street fighting ⓘ
partOf	Mexican–American War ⓘ
partOfCampaign	Taylor’s Northern Mexico campaign ⓘ surface form: Taylor’s northern Mexico campaign
precededBy	Battle of Palo Alto ⓘ Battle of Resaca de la Palma ⓘ
result	United States victory ⓘ capitulation of Mexican garrison ⓘ temporary armistice agreement ⓘ
startDate	1846-09-21 ⓘ
strategicImportance	capture of major regional center ⓘ control of road to the interior of northern Mexico ⓘ
strength	approximately 6,000–6,500 U.S. troops ⓘ approximately 7,000–10,000 Mexican troops ⓘ

Referenced by (13)

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

Mexican–American War → majorBattle → Battle of Monterrey ⓘ

Battle of Monterrey → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Monterrey ⓘ

this entity surface form: Battle of Monterrey (1846)

Zachary Taylor → notableWork → Battle of Monterrey ⓘ

William Jenkins Worth → participantIn → Battle of Monterrey ⓘ

Monterey Square → namedAfter → Battle of Monterrey ⓘ

Taylor’s Northern Mexico campaign → notableBattle → Battle of Monterrey ⓘ

Army of Occupation → notableEngagement → Battle of Monterrey ⓘ

U.S. occupation of Monterrey → partOf → Battle of Monterrey ⓘ

U.S. occupation of Monterrey → relatedTo → Battle of Monterrey ⓘ

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

subject surface form: Old Rough and Ready

Battle of La Angostura → precededBy → Battle of Monterrey ⓘ

Saint Patrick's Battalion → notableEngagement → Battle of Monterrey ⓘ

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