Thornton Affair

Thornton Ambush
	Part of the Mexican–American War
	; Rancho de Carricitos
Date	April 25, 1846
Location	2.5 miles east of Bluetown, Texas26°03′43″N 97°47′03″W
Result	Mexican victory Start of the Mexican–American War;
Belligerents
United States	Mexico
Commanders and leaders
Seth Thornton; William J. Hardee	Anastasio Torrejón
Strength
80	1,600
Casualties and losses
14 killed; 6 wounded; 1 fatally wounded; 59 captured	Unknown

The Thornton Affair, also known as the Thornton Skirmish, Thornton's Defeat, or Rancho Carricitos was a battle in 1846 between the military forces of the United States and Mexico 20 miles (32 km) west upriver from Zachary Taylor's camp along the Rio Grande.^: 48 The much larger Mexican force defeated the Americans in the opening of hostilities, and was the primary justification for U.S. President James K. Polk's call to Congress to declare war.^: 48

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.