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Battles of the Mexican-American War
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1846

1847
  • January 2 - Battle of Santa Clara
  • January 8 - Battle of Rio San Gabriel
  • January 9 - Battle of La Mesa
  • January 24 -Battle of Cañada
  • January 29 - Battle of Mora
  • February 3/4 - Siege of Pueblo de Taos
  • February 22/23 - Battle of Buena Vista
  • February 28 - Battle of the Sacramento
  • March 9-29 - Siege of Veracruz
  • April 18 - Battle of Cerro Gordo
  • April 18 - Battle of Tuxpán
  • June 6 - Skirmish at Las Vegas, NM
  • June 16 - Second Battle of Tabasco
  • August 19 - Battle of Contreras (Padierna)
  • August 20 - Battle of Churubusco
  • September 8[2] -Battle of Molino del Rey
  • September 13 - Battle of Chapultepec
  • September 13/14 - Battle for Mexico City
  • September 14 - Siege of Puebla
  • October 2 - Battle of Mulegé
  • October 9 - Battle of Huamantla
  • October 12 - Siege of Puebla
  • October 19 -Skirmish at Atlixco

1848
From January to August Mexican partisans harassed the U.S. Army of Occupation. Formal fighting, however, had ceased by the end of January.
  • The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo was signed on February 2, 1848 in which Mexico surrendered a vast tract of land to the United States for the sum of USD $15 million.
  • 10 March 1848: U.S. Senate ratifies Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, with amendments.
  • March 1848: Santa Anna departs Mexico for exile in Jamaica.
  • March 16 - Battle of Santa Cruz de Rosales
  • 25 May 1848: Mexican Congress ratifies Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo.
  • 4 July 1848: President Polk formally announces ratification of Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo.
    2 August 1848: Last U.S troops leave Mexico
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