From the clash on the Rio Grande in 1846 to the fall of Mexico City in 1847, the war that carried the United States to the Pacific. Seven battles, from Palo Alto to Chapultepec — and the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo that ceded California and the Southwest.
Zachary Taylor’s opening victory on the Rio Grande — the first major battle of the war.
Stephen Kearny’s Army of the West takes Santa Fe and claims New Mexico without a shot.
Frémont, the Bear Flag revolt, and the U.S. Navy bring California under American control.
Four days of house-to-house fighting deliver northern Mexico’s key city to Taylor.
Winfield Scott’s amphibious landing and siege open the road to the Mexican capital.
Scott outflanks Santa Anna in the mountain pass on the march inland from the coast.
Chapultepec falls and Scott’s army enters the capital, ending the war.
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