EditorialGENERAL MEADE, He was a career United States Army officer and civil engineer involved in coastal construction, including several lighthouses. He fought with distinction in the Second Seminole War and Mexican-American War. During the American Civil War ...
EditorialThe Battle of Buena Vista, also known as the Battle of Angostura, saw the United States (U.S.) Army use artillery to repulse the much larger Mexican army in the Mexican-American War, US, USA, 1870s engraving.
EditorialUSA. Annexation of Texas. In December 1845, during the presidency of James Knox Polk, Texas became a state of the Union. The annexation meant the Mexican-American war of 1846-1848. Texas State Flag waving over The Alamo, San Antonio, after being admitt...