Battle of Buena Vista

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battle military engagement

The Battle of Buena Vista was a pivotal 1847 engagement in northern Mexico during the Mexican–American War, where U.S. forces under General Zachary Taylor repelled a much larger Mexican army led by General Antonio López de Santa Anna.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Battle of Buena Vista canonical	13
Batalla de Buena Vista	1
Buena Vista (Battle of Buena Vista, Mexican–American War)	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	battle ⓘ military engagement ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Battle of La Angostura ⓘ
artilleryRole	U.S. artillery played a decisive role in repelling Mexican attacks ⓘ
associatedWith	Zachary Taylor’s nickname “Old Rough and Ready” ⓘ
belligerent	Mexico ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
campaign	Taylor’s Northern Mexico campaign ⓘ surface form: Northern Mexico campaign of the Mexican–American War
casualtiesMexico	over 1,000 killed, wounded, or missing ⓘ
casualtiesUnitedStates	several hundred killed, wounded, or missing ⓘ
combatantCommanderFor	Antonio López de Santa Anna, Mexico ⓘ Zachary Taylor ⓘ surface form: Zachary Taylor, United States
commander	Antonio López de Santa Anna ⓘ Zachary Taylor ⓘ
commemoratedBy	monuments and historical markers near the battlefield ⓘ
conflictOf	Mexican–American War ⓘ
country	Mexico ⓘ
date	1847-02-22 ⓘ
endDate	1847-02-23 ⓘ
front	land warfare ⓘ
hasParticipant	Jefferson Davis ⓘ
hasPrimarySource	Mexican military dispatches ⓘ official U.S. Army reports ⓘ
historicalPeriod	19th century ⓘ
historicalRegion	Northern Mexico ⓘ
location	near Buena Vista, Coahuila, Mexico ⓘ
notableFor	U.S. forces repelling a numerically superior Mexican army ⓘ
notableUnit	Mexican forces ⓘ surface form: Mexican Army of Operations in the North Army of Occupation ⓘ surface form: U.S. Army of Occupation
outcome	Mexican army withdrew from the field ⓘ
partOf	Mexican–American War ⓘ
predecessorEvent	U.S. occupation of Monterrey ⓘ
primaryWeapons	muskets, rifles, artillery ⓘ
result	United States victory ⓘ
roleOfParticipant	Jefferson Davis commanded the Mississippi Rifles ⓘ
significance	contributed to Zachary Taylor’s later election as President of the United States ⓘ enhanced Zachary Taylor’s national reputation ⓘ secured U.S. control of northern Mexico ⓘ
strategicObjectiveMexico	to destroy Zachary Taylor’s army in northern Mexico ⓘ
strategicObjectiveUnitedStates	to hold defensive positions and block Mexican advance ⓘ
strengthMexico	about 15,000 troops ⓘ
strengthUnitedStates	about 4,500 troops ⓘ
successorEvent	continued U.S. advance in northern Mexico ⓘ
terrain	narrow mountain pass and plateau ⓘ
theater	Taylor’s Northern Mexico campaign ⓘ surface form: Northern Mexico theater of the Mexican–American War
tookPlaceNear	Saltillo ⓘ surface form: Saltillo, Coahuila
typeOfEngagement	defensive battle for U.S. forces ⓘ
year	1847 ⓘ

Referenced by (15)

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

Mexican–American War → majorBattle → Battle of Buena Vista ⓘ

Battle of Monterrey → followedBy → Battle of Buena Vista ⓘ

Zachary Taylor → notableWork → Battle of Buena Vista ⓘ

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

Taylor’s Northern Mexico campaign → notableBattle → Battle of Buena Vista ⓘ

Army of Occupation → notableEngagement → Battle of Buena Vista ⓘ

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

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

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

subject surface form: Old Rough and Ready

Battle of La Angostura → hasAlias → Battle of Buena Vista ⓘ

Battle of La Angostura → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Buena Vista ⓘ

this entity surface form: Batalla de Buena Vista

John E. Wool → notableBattle → Battle of Buena Vista ⓘ

Saint Patrick's Battalion → notableEngagement → Battle of Buena Vista ⓘ

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

Buena Vista, Virginia → namedAfter → Battle of Buena Vista ⓘ

this entity surface form: Buena Vista (Battle of Buena Vista, Mexican–American War)