Mexico-American war is nothing new, with conflict occuring through the ages. Will President Trump add to this list of ...

The Mexican-American War began with disputed borders and ended with one of the largest land transfers in U.S. history. Outmatched and divided, Mexico struggled against a rising American power ...

Fort Gates, a key 1849 U.S. Army outpost in Texas, illustrates the complexities of frontier defense and settlement ...

How Did Service in Mexico Influence Later Performance? In recognition of the importance of the Mexican-American War in military education, Prof. Johnson (Lipscomb University) has collected essays on ...

This week on The Bookmark,James Aalan Bernsen, author of The Lost War for Texas: Mexican Rebels, American Burrites, and the Texas Revolution of 1811. We’ll be talking about this overlooked first war ...

Sometimes learning about history hurts. But if we want to heal from these wounds, we first have to learn the truth. Editor’s Note: The following is excerpted with permission from Borderlands and the ...

In the 1840s, California belonged to a weakened Mexican Republic plagued by instability and poor leadership under Santa Anna. The United States, driven by Manifest Destiny, provoked war after annexing ...

United States General Zachary Taylor was victorious over Mexican General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna in the Battle of Buena Vista on Feb. 23, 1847. Named for a nearby hacienda, the Battle of Buena ...