Thornton Skirmish
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The Thornton Skirmish was an 1846 clash between Mexican and U.S. troops near the Rio Grande that helped trigger the Mexican–American War.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Thornton Skirmish canonical | 1 |
Statements (27)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military engagement
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skirmish ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Thornton Affair
NERFINISHED
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Thornton Incident NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Mexican Army
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States Army ⓘ |
| cause | territorial dispute between the United States and Mexico over Texas ⓘ |
| combatant |
Mexican cavalry
ⓘ
U.S. dragoons ⓘ |
| commander | Seth Thornton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | Mexican–American War ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
Mexico
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| date | 1846 ⓘ |
| followedBy | U.S. declaration that a state of war existed with Mexico ⓘ |
| location |
disputed territory between the Nueces River and the Rio Grande
ⓘ
near the Rio Grande ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Seth Thornton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Mexican–American War
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
border clashes leading to the Mexican–American War ⓘ |
| precededBy | annexation of Texas by the United States ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Mexican–American War
NERFINISHED
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Rio Grande NERFINISHED ⓘ Texas–Mexico border dispute ⓘ |
| result | Mexican victory ⓘ |
| significance | used by U.S. President James K. Polk as justification to claim that Mexico had shed American blood on American soil ⓘ |
| triggered | formal declaration of war by the United States against Mexico ⓘ |
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