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Buena Vista, Battle of
BUENA VISTA, BATTLE OFBUENA VISTA, BATTLE OF (22–23 February 1847). During the Mexican War General Zachary Taylor had advanced his army of about five thousand men south-westward from Monterrey in northeastern Mexico to a mountain pass south of Saltillo. Near the hacienda of Buena Vista he encountered a Mexican force three times the size of his own led by General Antonio López de Santa Anna. Although the Americans lost ground the first day, they won a brilliant victory on the second, and the Mexicans withdrew. Taylor gained a reputation that aided him in his bid for the presidency, but the further conquest of Mexico was entrusted to General Winfield Scott. BIBLIOGRAPHYEisenhower, John S. D. So Far from God: The U.S. War with Mexico, 1846–47. New York: Random House, 1989. Lavender, David S. Climax at Buena Vista: The American Campaigns in Northeastern Mexico, 1846–47. Philadelphia: Lippincott, 1966. L. W.Newton/a. r. See alsoMexican-American War ; Monterrey, Battles of . |
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"Buena Vista, Battle of." Dictionary of American History. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Buena Vista, Battle of." Dictionary of American History. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-3401800581.html "Buena Vista, Battle of." Dictionary of American History. 2003. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-3401800581.html |
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Buena Vista, Battle of
Buena Vista, Battle of (February 22–23, 1847) an American victory during the Mexican War (1846–48). Mexican general Antonio López de Santa Anna, after capturing a U.S. courier, marched his dwindling army, initially 21,000 soldiers, across 200 miles of desert to fight Maj. Gen. Zachary Taylor's force of 5,000 mainly untested men. U.S. troops, directed by Brig. Gen. John Wool, took a stand across a road between two mountains, and, taking advantage of superior artillery and the timely arrival of reinforcements, managed to hold off the Mexicans, whose losses were estimated at 2,000 to 3,500. American casualties were approximately 700.
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"Buena Vista, Battle of." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Buena Vista, Battle of." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O63-BuenaVistaBattleof.html "Buena Vista, Battle of." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O63-BuenaVistaBattleof.html |
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