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General Taylor and his forces south to the Rio Grande, entering the territory that Mexicans disputed
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"Mexico has passed the boundary of the United States, has invaded our territory and shed American blood upon American soil."
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Congress aproves to declare war
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Attacks on the Pacific Coast
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News took around a month to reach California that war had started
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1st battle of tabsco
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Scott performed the first major amphibious landing in U.S. history in preparation for the Siege of Veracruz. A group of 12,000 volunteer and regular soldiers successfully offloaded supplies, weapons, and horses near the walled city using specially designed landing craft. Included in the invading force were Robert E. Lee, George Meade, Ulysses S. Grant, James Longstreet, and Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson.
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End of war
