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General Antonio López de Santa Anna was one of the main men on the Mexican side of the War.
Valentín Gómez Farías was also a very big part of the Mexican side of the war. General Zachary Taylor was a big part of the American side too and he killed about a dozen Mexican generals and led the American side into Rio Grande

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Mexican forces attacked an American Army outpost in the occupied territory, killing 12 U.S. soldiers and capturing 52 of them.

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The Mexican war happened mainly because the U.S. wanted more land because of westward expansion. The Gadsden purchase happened because the U.S. wanted to make a railroad going from coast to coast and it would be easiest if they could use the land there.

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The War was between Mexico and America and it was in Texas, New Mexico, California, Northern Central and Eastern Mexico, Rio Grande, and Mexico City.

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The gruesome war went from April 1846 to February 1848.
That means that the war was going on for about 23 Months, or 1 year and 11 months! Plus, The gadsden purchase happened about 7-8 years after that so it took place in 1853-1854.

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The mexican war was a war that gave the U.S. A lot more land, and The Gadsden purchase was the purchase of a small piece of land.
Which means that the US wanted more land so they declared war so that they can get that land.
And the gadsden purchase was just more land that the US needed