Resaca De La Palma Battlefield
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The Resaca de la Palma Battlefield is the site in Brownsville, Texas
, where American forces under General Zachary Taylor
engaged Mexican forces under General Mariano Arista
on May 9, 1846 in the Battle of Resaca de la Palma
. In the early stages of the Mexican-American War, and immediately following the Battle of Palo Alto
, Arista's forces were in retreat. Taylor's forces engaged Arista at this location, resulting a defeat for the Mexican forces.
The National Park Service
worked on proposals to preserve the remaining portions of the site and include it as part of Palo Alto Battlefield National Historical Park. House resolutions were presented by Solomon Ortiz in 2008 and again in 2009 to make this law. The resolution was added to the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009, which passed March 19, 2009. The NPS acquired the 34.4 acres (13.9 ha) site from the Brownsville Community Foundation in early August 2011.
Brownsville, Texas
Brownsville is a city in the southernmost tip of the state of Texas, in the United States. It is located on the northern bank of the Rio Grande, directly north and across the border from Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico. Brownsville is the 16th largest city in the state of Texas with a population of...
, where American forces under General Zachary Taylor
Zachary Taylor
Zachary Taylor was the 12th President of the United States and an American military leader. Initially uninterested in politics, Taylor nonetheless ran as a Whig in the 1848 presidential election, defeating Lewis Cass...
engaged Mexican forces under General Mariano Arista
Mariano Arista
Mariano Arista was a noted veteran of many of Mexico's nineteenth century wars who served as president of Mexico from 15 January 1851 to 6 January 1853....
on May 9, 1846 in the Battle of Resaca de la Palma
Battle of Resaca de la Palma
At the Battle of Resaca de la Palma, one of the early engagements of the Mexican-American War,United States General Zachary Taylor engaged the retreating forces of the Mexican Ejército del Norte under General Mariano Arista on May 9, 1846.-Background:During the night of May 8, following...
. In the early stages of the Mexican-American War, and immediately following the Battle of Palo Alto
Battle of Palo Alto
The Battle of Palo Alto was the first major battle of the Mexican-American War and was fought on May 8, 1846, on disputed ground five miles from the modern-day city of Brownsville, Texas...
, Arista's forces were in retreat. Taylor's forces engaged Arista at this location, resulting a defeat for the Mexican forces.
The National Park Service
National Park Service
The National Park Service is the U.S. federal agency that manages all national parks, many national monuments, and other conservation and historical properties with various title designations...
worked on proposals to preserve the remaining portions of the site and include it as part of Palo Alto Battlefield National Historical Park. House resolutions were presented by Solomon Ortiz in 2008 and again in 2009 to make this law. The resolution was added to the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009, which passed March 19, 2009. The NPS acquired the 34.4 acres (13.9 ha) site from the Brownsville Community Foundation in early August 2011.
External links
- Resaca del la Palma Site Handbook of Texas OnlineHandbook of TexasThe Handbook of Texas is a comprehensive encyclopedia of Texas geography, history, and historical persons published by the Texas State Historical Association .-History:...
- Resaca de la Palma - National Park Service article