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Outbreak of the Mexican–American War (1846)
On the American Civil War map as “The Rio Grande”
25 Apr–9 May 1846 — Mexican cavalry ambush a US patrol in the disputed strip, and Taylor wins at Palo Alto and Resaca de la Palma. Polk tells Congress that Mexico has “shed American blood upon the American soil,” and war is declared on 13 May.
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- Mexican–American War (chapter 1 of American Civil War)
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- The American Civil War, 1840–1877
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