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.
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Target entity: New Mexico Campaign Context triple: [Mexican–American War, U.S.MilitaryTheater, New Mexico Campaign]
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Battle of Palo Alto
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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Battle of Buena Vista
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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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.
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Battle of Monterrey
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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Battle of the Border
The Battle of the Border was the opening series of engagements between German and Polish forces at the start of the 1939 invasion of Poland, marking the beginning of World War II in Europe.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: New Mexico Campaign Target entity description: 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.
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A.
Battle of Palo Alto
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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B.
Battle of Buena Vista
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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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.
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Battle of Monterrey
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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Battle of the Border
The Battle of the Border was the opening series of engagements between German and Polish forces at the start of the 1939 invasion of Poland, marking the beginning of World War II in Europe.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (28)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States military operation
ⓘ
military campaign ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Mexico
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| conflict | Mexican–American War ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dateOfEvent | August 1846 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
California Campaign
ⓘ
operations in Chihuahua ⓘ |
| hasCommander |
Manuel Armijo
ⓘ
Stephen W. Kearny ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
New Mexican militia
ⓘ
United States Volunteers ⓘ
surface form:
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
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present-day Arizona ⓘ present-day New Mexico ⓘ |
| notableEvent | bloodless capture of Santa Fe ⓘ |
| objective |
secure control of Santa Fe
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seizure of New Mexico Territory from Mexican authority ⓘ |
| opposingCountry | Mexico ⓘ |
| partOf |
Mexican–American War
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U.S. strategy to invade northern Mexico ⓘ |
| precededBy | U.S. declaration of war on Mexico ⓘ |
| result |
New Mexico Campaign
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
U.S. occupation of New Mexico Territory
United States victory ⓘ |
| startTime | 1846 ⓘ |
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Subject: New Mexico Campaign Description of subject: 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.
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