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Texas Campaign

Texas Campaign was a campaign fought in 1846 at Texas, in what is now Texas, United States. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Texas. It was part of the Mexican-American War, which ran from 1846 to 1848. The recorded result: American victory. Recorded strength: 2,400 (May); 8 artillery pieces against 4,000 (May); 12 artillery pieces.

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Битва при Пало-Альто
Битва при Пало-Альто. Adolphe Jean-Baptiste Bayot / Carl Nebel, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought1846
WhereTexas, United States31.000N, 100.000W, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeAmerican victory
BelligerentsUnited StatesagainstMexico
Part ofMexican-American War1846 to 1848

Where it sits in the Mexican-American War

Battle of Monterrey, 1846Siege of Fort Texas, 1846Battle of San Pasqual, 1846Capture of Santa Fe, 1846First Battle of Tabasco, 1846Siege of Los Angeles, 1846Blockade of Veracruz, 1846Thornton Affair, 1846Texas Campaign, 1846Battle of Palo Alto, 1846Battle of Resaca de la Palma, 1846Battle of Monterey, 1846Battle of Yerba Buena, 1846Battle of Dominguez Rancho, 1846Battle of Natividad, 1846Capture of Tucson, 1846Battle of Chapultepec, 1847Siege of Veracruz, 1847Battle of Buena Vista, 1847Battle of Mexico-city, 1847Battle of La Paz, 1847Battle of San José del Cabo, 1847Second Battle of Tabasco, 1847Battle of Rio San Gabriel, 1847Battle of La Mesa, 1847Second Battle of Mora, 1847Battle of the Sacramento River, 1847Battle of Cerro Gordo, 1847First Battle of Tuxpan, 1847Second Battle of Tuxpan, 1847Third Battle of Tuxpan, 1847Battle of Churubusco, 1847Battle of Contreras, 1847Battle of Molino del Rey, 1847Siege of Puebla, 1847Battle of Mulege, 1847Battle of Huamantla, 1847Bombardment of Guaymas, 1847Skirmish at Matamoros, 1847Siege of La Paz, 1847Siege of San José del Cabo, 1848Battle of Santa Cruz de Rosales, 1848Skirmish of Todos Santos, 184818461848Texas Campaign, 1846
43 placed engagements of the Mexican-American War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1846 (year precision)
to 1846
PlaceTexas, United States
31.000N, 100.000W
KindCampaign, nineteenth century
Strength2,400 (May); 8 artillery pieces4,000 (May); 12 artillery pieces
Casualties and lossesTotal: 272; 58 killed; 153 wounded; 59 captured; 2 missingTotal: 779; 258 killed; 336 wounded; 3 captured; 182 missing
Commanders
  • Mariano Arista
  • Anastasio Torrejón
  • Francisco Mejia (general)
  • Pedro de Ampudia
Texas CampaignTexas CampaignBattle of Dove CreekBattle of Devil's RiverBattle of Dove CreekBattle of Devil's RiverSan AngeloBrownwood100 km31.000N, 100.000W
Placed at Texas; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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Texas Campaign is one of 3,694 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 1,264 in present-day United States (66 in Texas).

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q7707543, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Texas Campaign, revision 1370750092, read 2026-11-15, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.