Siege of Fort Texas 1846
Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate.
Key facts
| Year | 1846 | Wikidata P585 (point in time) |
|---|---|---|
| Era | 19th century (1800–1913) | derived from year |
| Location | United States | Natural Earth (modern borders) |
| Continent | North America | Natural Earth |
| War / conflict | Mexican-American War | Wikidata P361 |
| Participants | United States | Wikidata P710 |
| Coordinates | 25.8983, -97.4922 | Wikidata P625 |
About the battle
The siege of Fort Texas marked the beginning of active campaigning by the armies of the United States and Mexico during the Mexican–American War. The battle is sometimes called the siege of Fort Brown.
Fort Texas was located on the northern side of the Rio Grande opposite the Mexican town of Matamoros. At the time, the Rio Grande border with the United States was disputed by Mexico. On 3 May 1846, the fort was fired upon and besieged by Mexican forces under General Mariano Arista. The main American force under General Zachary Taylor advanced from Port Isabel and successfully engaged Arista at Palo Alto on 8 May. The following day, the Mexicans were routed at Resaca de la Palma, 4 miles (6 km) from Fort Texas. The siege was lifted, with the Mexican force withdrawing south of the Rio Grande. Taylor occupied Matamoros and continued operations in northeastern Mexico.
Text adapted from the Wikipedia article Siege of Fort Texas (revision 1370741253), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: excerpted from the article lead section; formatting and citations removed. No text added.
Nearby battles
- Battle of Brownsville 1863 · 1 km
- Action of April 3, 1836 1836 · 2 km
- Battle of Resaca de la Palma 1846 · 4 km
- Battle of Palo Alto 1846 · 14 km
- Battle of Palmito Ranch 1865 · 21 km
- Thornton Affair 1846 · 34 km
Other battles of the Mexican-American War
- Battle of Dominguez Rancho 1846
- Battle of Monterey 1846
- Battle of Monterrey 1846
- Battle of Natividad 1846
- Battle of Palo Alto 1846
- Battle of Resaca de la Palma 1846
- Battle of San Pasqual 1846
- Capture of Santa Fe 1846
- First Battle of Tabasco 1846
- Siege of Los Angeles 1846
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