New Mexico Campaign

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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.


Statements (28)
Predicate Object
instanceOf United States military operation
military campaign
belligerent Mexico
United States
conflict Mexican–American War
country United States
dateOfEvent August 1846
followedBy California Campaign
operations in Chihuahua
hasCommander Manuel Armijo
Stephen W. Kearny
hasParticipant New Mexican militia
U.S. volunteer forces from Missouri
involves Army of the West
legalConsequence contributed to U.S. claims in Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
location New Mexico Territory
present-day Arizona
present-day New Mexico
notableEvent bloodless capture of Santa Fe
objective secure control of Santa Fe
seizure of New Mexico Territory from Mexican authority
opposingCountry Mexico
partOf Mexican–American War
U.S. strategy to invade northern Mexico
precededBy U.S. declaration of war on Mexico
result U.S. occupation of New Mexico Territory
United States victory
startTime 1846

Referenced by (3)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Stephen W. Kearny ("United States conquest of New Mexico")
hasPartIn
New Mexico Campaign ("U.S. occupation of New Mexico Territory")
result
Mexican–American War
U.S.MilitaryTheater

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