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Jul 21, 2010 · 1847. Battle of Buena Vista begins. During the Mexican-American War, Mexican General Santa Anna surrounds the outnumbered forces of U.S. General Zachary Taylor at the Angostura Pass in Mexico...
- Missy Sullivan
Old Rough and Ready caught in an uncharacteristic moment of relaxation. While Taylor fumed and Santa Anna schemed in January 1847, a young American courier, Lieutenant John Richey, was intercepted and killed and the contents of his packet delivered into the hands of the Mexican commander.
The Battle of Buena Vista (February 22–23, 1847), known as the Battle of La Angostura in Mexico, and sometimes as Battle of Buena Vista/La Angostura, was a battle of the Mexican–American War.
- February 22-23, 1847
- Inconclusive
- Puerto de la Angostura, Coahuila
Feb 28, 2019 · Battle of Buena Vista. When Lieutenant John Richey was ambushed and killed by Mexican guerrillas in January 1847, the stage was set for a disaster unparalleled in American military history. The message Richey had been carrying provided information that could deliver an entire army of United States soldiers into the hands of the enemy.
Oct 30, 2023 · The Battle of Buena Vista was important to the outcome of the Mexican-American War because Santa Anna’s decision to attack Taylor near Buena Vista left Mexican forces at Veracruz shorthanded. The American victory also strengthened U.S. control of Northern Mexico.
- Randal Rust
Battle of Buena Vista, (Feb. 22–23, 1847), battle fought near Monterrey, Mex., in the Mexican-American War (1846–48), the war between the United States and Mexico. A U.S. army of about 5,000 men under General Zachary Taylor had invaded northeastern Mexico, taking Monterrey and Saltillo.
The Battle of Buena Vista (February 23, 1847), also known as the Battle of Angostura, in February 1847 saw the U.S. Army use heavy artillery to repulse the much larger Mexican army in the Mexican-American War. Buena Vista, Coahuila is seven miles (12 km) south of Saltillo, in northern Mexico.
