Mexican–American War

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19th-century conflict war

The Mexican–American War was a mid-19th-century conflict between the United States and Mexico that resulted in significant territorial gains for the U.S., including present-day California, Arizona, New Mexico, and other southwestern lands.

Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form	Occurrences
Mexican War	1
Mexican–American War aftermath	1
U.S. invasion of Mexico	1

Statements (54)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	19th-century conflict ⓘ war ⓘ
aftermath	intensified U.S. sectional conflict over slavery expansion ⓘ significant Mexican territorial loss ⓘ strengthening of U.S. military leaders who later served in the American Civil War ⓘ
belligerent	Mexico ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
capitalCaptured	Mexico City ⓘ
cause	U.S. expansionist ideology of Manifest Destiny ⓘ annexation of Texas by the United States ⓘ dispute over the Texas–Mexico border ⓘ
conflictBetween	Mexico ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
endDate	1848-02-02 ⓘ
legislativeAuthorization	U.S. Congress declaration of war on Mexico ⓘ
location	California, United States ⓘ surface form: California Mexico ⓘ New Mexico Territory ⓘ North America ⓘ Texas ⓘ present-day southwestern United States ⓘ
majorBattle	Battle of Buena Vista ⓘ Battle of Cerro Gordo ⓘ Battle of Chapultepec ⓘ Battle of Monterrey ⓘ Battle of Palo Alto ⓘ Battle of Resaca de la Palma ⓘ Siege of Veracruz ⓘ
MexicanCommander	Antonio López de Santa Anna ⓘ Gabriel Valencia ⓘ Mariano Arista ⓘ
MexicanPresidentDuringWar	Antonio López de Santa Anna ⓘ
predecessorConflict	Texas Revolution ⓘ
result	decisive United States victory ⓘ
startDate	1846-04-25 ⓘ
territorialChange	Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo ⓘ surface form: Mexican Cession to the United States U.S. acquisition of most of present-day Arizona ⓘ U.S. acquisition of most of present-day New Mexico ⓘ U.S. acquisition of parts of present-day Colorado ⓘ U.S. acquisition of parts of present-day Wyoming ⓘ U.S. acquisition of present-day California ⓘ U.S. acquisition of present-day Nevada ⓘ U.S. acquisition of present-day Utah ⓘ
treaty	Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo ⓘ
treatySignedAt	Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo ⓘ surface form: Guadalupe Hidalgo
treatySignedOn	1848-02-02 ⓘ
U.S.Commander	Stephen W. Kearny ⓘ Winfield Scott ⓘ Zachary Taylor ⓘ
U.S.MilitaryTheater	California Campaign ⓘ Central Mexico ⓘ New Mexico Campaign ⓘ Northern Mexico ⓘ
U.S.PresidentDuringWar	James K. Polk ⓘ

Referenced by (78)

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

3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) → battleHonors → Mexican–American War ⓘ

Brigadier General Nathaniel Lyon → battles → Mexican–American War ⓘ

subject surface form: Nathaniel Lyon

Altar a la Patria → commemorates → Mexican–American War ⓘ

Monument to the Niños Héroes → commemoratesConflict → Mexican–American War ⓘ

Monument to the Niños Héroes (nearby Chapultepec access) → commemoratesConflict → Mexican–American War ⓘ

Battle of Chapultepec → conflict → Mexican–American War ⓘ

Battle of Monterrey → conflict → Mexican–American War ⓘ

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

Battle of Resaca de la Palma → conflict → Mexican–American War ⓘ

military governor Bennet C. Riley → conflict → Mexican–American War ⓘ

subject surface form: Bennet C. Riley

Braxton Bragg → conflict → Mexican–American War ⓘ

California Campaign → conflict → Mexican–American War ⓘ

Californian campaign of the Mexican–American War → conflict → Mexican–American War ⓘ

Admiral David Farragut → conflict → Mexican–American War ⓘ

subject surface form: David Farragut

Gabriel Valencia → conflict → Mexican–American War ⓘ

James Longstreet → conflict → Mexican–American War ⓘ

Kit Carson → conflict → Mexican–American War ⓘ

New Mexico Campaign → conflict → Mexican–American War ⓘ

Stephen W. Kearny → conflict → Mexican–American War ⓘ

Winfield Scott → conflict → Mexican–American War ⓘ

Zachary Taylor → conflict → Mexican–American War ⓘ

United States Ordnance Department → conflictInvolved → Mexican–American War ⓘ

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

Battle of Cerro Gordo → conflictOf → Mexican–American War ⓘ

Bear Flag Revolt → conflictOf → Mexican–American War ⓘ

Siege of Veracruz → conflictOf → Mexican–American War ⓘ

USS Portsmouth → conflictParticipated → Mexican–American War ⓘ

Revenue Marine Service → conflictParticipation → Mexican–American War ⓘ

Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant → coversEvent → Mexican–American War ⓘ

Civil Disobedience → criticizes → Mexican–American War ⓘ

The Biglow Papers → criticizes → Mexican–American War ⓘ

Legislature of California under Mexican rule → endCause → Mexican–American War ⓘ

Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo → endedConflict → Mexican–American War ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mexican War

United States Marine Corps → engagedIn → Mexican–American War ⓘ

Compromise of 1850 → followed → Mexican–American War ⓘ

Texas Revolution → followedBy → Mexican–American War ⓘ

Mexican Americans → hasHistoricalEvent → Mexican–American War ⓘ

southwestern United States → historicalEvent → Mexican–American War ⓘ

subject surface form: Southwestern United States

Marines' Hymn → influencedBy → Mexican–American War ⓘ

Monument to the Niños Héroes (nearby Chapultepec access) → memorializesDeathsDuring → Mexican–American War ⓘ

this entity surface form: U.S. invasion of Mexico

Stonewall Jackson → militaryConflict → Mexican–American War ⓘ

James K. Polk → militaryConflictOversaw → Mexican–American War ⓘ

United States Revenue Cutter Service → notableConflict → Mexican–American War ⓘ

United States Volunteers → notableConflict → Mexican–American War ⓘ

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

Battle of Cerro Gordo → partOf → Mexican–American War ⓘ

Battle of Chapultepec → partOf → Mexican–American War ⓘ

Battle of Monterrey → partOf → Mexican–American War ⓘ

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