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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1914
Page
20
The article draws parallels between modern Mexican turmoil and the 1846 Mexican War. It recalls Texas independence, annexation, the Rio Grande boundary dispute with Mexico, and the Mexican War’s lead to U.S. victory under Taylor. It notes internal Mexican strife and U.S. war rhetoric, with Polk’s 1846 message and early battles at Palo Alto and Monterrey shaping the conflict.
The article recounts Mexican and American forces in the Mexican War, noting about 112,230 American soldiers and 109,000 Mexican troops, with American losses around 7,780 mostly from disease and Mexican losses near 25,000. It covers battles at Monterey Buena Vista Vera Cruz and Chapultepec, the capture of Mexico City, and the Guadalupe Hidalgo treaty ending the war. It lists key figures: General Taylor, General Scott, Santa Anna, and later officers Grant Sherman Lee and others. The cost to both sides is given as about $250,000,000.
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