Worth, during the Mexican-American War.1855. Library of Congress ... had been to annex the Republic of Texas in 1845. Polk wanted to lay claim to California, New Mexico, and land near the disputed ...

As the United States invaded Mexico in 1846, Los Patricios, a group of immigrants, took up arms for Mexico to defend their faith.

In 1845, just before the Mexican War, seven of Brigadier General Zachary Taylor's soldiers died. So that they had a place to ...

In 1845 President James K ... Taylor's success in the Mexican War gained him other admirers as well. Among those were the leadership of the Whig Party, which nominated him as their presidential ...

Texas was annexed in 1845 and soon became the 28th state. In 1848, with the defeat of Mexico in the Mexican-American War, the U.S. acquired a vast swath of territory that included the entire ...