Chapultepec

The military, in modern times, has many purposes. These forces are given high powered weapons and granted the authorization to use deadly force, while being tasked with carrying out orders from their government and protecting its interests. Armed forces are also sometimes called upon to promote political agendas, guard economic interests, enact population control, and conduct emergency services or construction. Any history of armed conflict is considered to be military history, however, the profession

Introduction/Background The Mexican American War began on April 25, 1846. The war lasted two years losing many men on both sides. The Mexican war was the third major fought by the United States. In 1810, Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla triggers the beginning of Mexico’s fight for independence from Spain. Mexico gained its independence in 1821 after a long and bloody revolution against Spain. For Mexico, the war between them and the United States was a fight to keep their institutions and national integrity

Up to that juncture, that is, the beginning of the 1930s, pursuant to the spirit and the practice of the Roosevelt Corollary, the American government was very reluctant to recognize as legitimate the demands from Latin American countries for assurances of non-intervention in their internal affairs from their biggest hemispheric neighbor. At most, Washington started to sign with its neighbors and many other countries a series of 'pacifist treaties'conceived by Secretary of State William Jennings Bryan

In 1845, John L. O’Sullivan incorporated the term Manifest Destiny into the “latest edition” of the United States Magazine and Democratic Review. The term was originally created in support of the Texas Revolution, as well as the Texas annexation. To the people this meant that the United States had the right and moral obligation to spread its boundaries from east to west coast, spreading freedom as well as democracy across the North American continent. Yet there was one problem: Mexico, being one

It is now obvious that countries in Central America have been plagued by civil war, economic crisis, election fraud to finally transition into a political system granting the population the freedom to elect their leaders. El Salvador is no different than Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Guatemala and Honduras. One might notice that such issues arise due to political unrest in the region (Central America), thus creating a pattern of social, political and economic instability. After conquering its independence

Stonewall Jackson, born January 21, 1824 was one of the most famous confederate generals and one of the best officers to serve for General Robert E. Lee. But Jackson wasn’t just born a general, he earned it. Since his parents died when he was very young, life was very rough for him. He was raised by his uncle, Cummins Jackson, a miller who lived near what is now known as Weston, West Virginia. Later on, he was appointed to the U.S. Military Academy. He had to work several times harder than the other

The American Civil War was the South’s to lose, even though they lacked the firepower needed and had far less men, the win was within their grasp after the first shot at Fort Sumter. The reason for this was simple, they had a cause and they were willing to fight for it until the very end. They also had a few men who stood out as some of the most intelligent and militarily inclined leaders ever to have control of an army. Of those masterminds included Robert E. Lee, Stonewall Jackson, James Longstreet

Buena Vista. Finally, the U.S. captured northern Mexico when Santa Anna and his troops retreated south. A few months later, General Winfield Scott, nicknamed “Old Fuss and Feathers”, led his troops into Veracruz in southern Mexico. At the castle of Chapultepec, the Americans met about 1000 Mexican soldiers and 100 young military cadets that fought bravely to defend the fortress. Six cadets who chose to die rather than surrender are still honored in Mexico as Los Niños Héroes. Mexico city was captured

Mexican American WarTopic: The Mexican American War (1846-1848)Question: How the Mexican American War marked the U.S Thesis: The war between Mexico and the United States marked the first armed conflict mainly on foreign soil. It confronted a politically divided Mexico with no military preparation against the expansionist-minded administration of the President of the United States, James K. Polk, was the human being who believed that the United States had a "manifest destiny", this was extended throughout

The Mexican American War fought from 1846 to 1848 was a battle over territory and the first conflict conducted entirely on foreign land. James K. Polk, the United States eleventh President, was an ambitious, growth motivated president who wanted to spread the United States continent to the Pacific Ocean. Mexico, led by Santa Anna, on the other hand was politically divided and had a military completely unprepared for battle. The American government had over 50,000 volunteers added to their army to