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.

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

California Campaign → partOf → Mexican–American War ⓘ

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

New Mexico Campaign → partOf → Mexican–American War ⓘ

Siege of Veracruz → partOf → Mexican–American War ⓘ

Jefferson Davis → participantIn → Mexican–American War ⓘ

Mariano Arista → participantIn → Mexican–American War ⓘ

Winfield Scott → participantIn → Mexican–American War ⓘ

Antonio López de Santa Anna → participatedIn → Mexican–American War ⓘ

Gabriel Valencia → participatedIn → Mexican–American War ⓘ

Samuel Francis Du Pont → participatedIn → Mexican–American War ⓘ

Gadsden Purchase agreement → predecessorEvent → Mexican–American War ⓘ

United States Volunteers → raisedDuring → Mexican–American War ⓘ

Little Mac → servedIn → Mexican–American War ⓘ

subject surface form: George B. McClellan

Henry W. Halleck → servedIn → Mexican–American War ⓘ

Robert E. Lee → servedIn → Mexican–American War ⓘ

Stonewall → servedIn → Mexican–American War ⓘ

subject surface form: Stonewall Jackson

Thomas → servedIn → Mexican–American War ⓘ

subject surface form: Thomas Jonathan Jackson

William Tecumseh Sherman → servedIn → Mexican–American War ⓘ

Antebellum period → significantEvent → Mexican–American War ⓘ

Californios → significantEvent → Mexican–American War ⓘ

Chapultepec Castle → significantEvent → Mexican–American War ⓘ

Mexican Alta California → significantEvent → Mexican–American War ⓘ

United States territorial expansion → significantEvent → Mexican–American War ⓘ

1848 United States presidential election → tookPlaceDuring → Mexican–American War ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mexican–American War aftermath

Jefferson Barracks, Missouri → usedDuring → Mexican–American War ⓘ

Ulysses S. Grant → warParticipatedIn → Mexican–American War ⓘ

Port of Veracruz → wasKeyPortDuring → Mexican–American War ⓘ