Zachary Taylor #4: Army of Occupation (1844-1846); Topics covered include: Texas annexation, assigned to Fort Jessup, ordered into disputed territory, blockades Rio Grande near Matamoros, Mexican protests, Mexicans cross the Rio Grande and attack, and President Polk requests (and receives) declaration of war against Mexico
Key people: Andrew Jackson, Martin Van Buren, John Tyler, James Polk, John Slidell, Pedro de Ampudia, and Mariana Arista
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