"The United States-Mexican War, 1846-1848" Topic
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| Tango01 | 23 Jun 2017 3:28 p.m. PST |
Interesting page here… link Hope you enjoy!
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| Cacique Caribe | 23 Jun 2017 10:18 p.m. PST |
It hurts to let things go. So I guess this was Mexico's version of Britain's War of 1812? :) Dan |
| Tango01 | 24 Jun 2017 10:56 a.m. PST |
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| Jeigheff | 25 Jun 2017 12:11 p.m. PST |
The introductory "Did You Know?" items left out the fact that Mexico also fought the war as a war of conquest. Not that two wrongs make a right, but it is worth remembering. Also, Mexico didn't really control much of the territory it sold to the US after the war. |
| Tango01 | 25 Jun 2017 2:46 p.m. PST |
Well… that business was not very voluntary from Mexican side… (smile)
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| Jeigheff | 25 Jun 2017 8:00 p.m. PST |
Not voluntary? Not voluntary? A large Mexican cavalry force crossed the border and attacked a smaller force of US Dragoons in Texas. Mexico threw the first punch. Mexico went looking for trouble. Mexico found it. Mexico's army was also four times bigger than the US army at the war's start. Admittedly that changed. The Duke of Wellington publicly commented on the war's progress consistently. More than once, he said (in so many words), "This is it! Scott has abandoned his line of communications. The American army can't possibly win!" The Duke of Wellington was astonished when Mexico went down to defeat. By the way, that article you linked to ought to say a thing or two about the character of Santa Anna, or Señor Diablo (Mister Devil) as he was described by his own countrymen. But commenting on the character of Santa Anna wouldn't be politically correct, in this day and age, would it? |
| Jeigheff | 25 Jun 2017 8:24 p.m. PST |
By the way, Mexico wanted more than getting Texas back during the war; Mexico wanted much more. After waging an anticipated successful war of conquest and after planting its flag in Washington D.C., Mexico intended to grab parts of the of the southeast United States to which it never, ever, has had any claim. In summary, as an American, I have a really hard time feeling sorry for the actions of the government of Mexico during the 1840s. |
| Haitiansoldier | 28 Jun 2017 6:18 p.m. PST |
Mexico was not the aggressor during the war. |
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