Siege of Fort Texas

Siege of Fort Texas
	Part of Mexican–American War
	; Major Jacob Brown with his sword, commanding the defenders of Fort Texas, one of which is holding a sign stating, "Death or Victory".
Date	May 3–9, 1846
Location	near Brownsville, Texas
Result	American victory Mexican withdrawal, siege lifted;
Belligerents
United States	Mexico
Commanders and leaders
Jacob Brown †; Earl Van Dorn	Mariano Arista; Francisco Mejía; Pedro de Ampudia
Strength
500 infantry men	1,600; 14 artillery pieces
Casualties and losses
2 killed; 10 wounded	2 killed; 2 wounded; 3 prisoners wounded

The siege of Fort Texas marked the beginning of active campaigning by the armies of the United States and Mexico during the Mexican–American War. The battle is sometimes called the siege of Fort Brown. Major Jacob Brown, not to be confused with War of 1812 General Jacob Brown, was one of the two Americans killed in action.

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