The Battle of Monterrey by https://padlet.com/maggiehensleyy/44r20o2z3tut Maggie Hensley; H. American History I en-us 2016-12-02 14:35:04 UTC 2016-12-02 15:38:44 UTC hello@padlet.com Setting maggiehensleyy https://padlet.com/maggiehensleyy/44r20o2z3tut/wish/141390615 The Mexican city of Monterrey, September 20th - September 25th, 1846.]]> 2016-12-02 14:40:49 UTC https://padlet.com/maggiehensleyy/44r20o2z3tut/wish/141390615 American Army maggiehensleyy https://padlet.com/maggiehensleyy/44r20o2z3tut/wish/141391377 6,640 men led by General Zachary Taylor and General William J. Worth. ]]> 2016-12-02 14:42:42 UTC https://padlet.com/maggiehensleyy/44r20o2z3tut/wish/141391377 Mexican Army maggiehensleyy https://padlet.com/maggiehensleyy/44r20o2z3tut/wish/141392470 5,000 men led by General Pedro de Ampudia. ]]> 2016-12-02 14:45:20 UTC https://padlet.com/maggiehensleyy/44r20o2z3tut/wish/141392470 The Battle maggiehensleyy https://padlet.com/maggiehensleyy/44r20o2z3tut/wish/141394700 *The battle began on September 20th, 1846.
*Taylor's troops split into two units; one invaded from the east, the other invaded from the west. 
*General Taylor blocked Saltillo road, preventing the Mexican army from receiving any reinforcements.
*The battle was fought door-to-door; townspeople were killed alongside soldiers.  
*General Ampudia gave America the city of Monterrey in exchange for a truce.
*President Polk was unhappy with this decision; he wanted to kill the enemy, not compromise with them.]]> 2016-12-02 14:50:51 UTC https://padlet.com/maggiehensleyy/44r20o2z3tut/wish/141394700 Citations maggiehensleyy https://padlet.com/maggiehensleyy/44r20o2z3tut/wish/141401267 Danzer, G. Krieger, L. "The Americans". (2003). Expanding Markets and Moving West, 293-299.

Staff. "The Capture of Monterrey." PBS. PBS, n.d. Web. 02 Dec. 2016. http://www.pbs.org/kera/usmexicanwar/war/monterrey.html

]]> 2016-12-02 15:07:34 UTC https://padlet.com/maggiehensleyy/44r20o2z3tut/wish/141401267 maggiehensleyy https://padlet.com/maggiehensleyy/44r20o2z3tut/wish/141407971 2016-12-02 15:25:04 UTC https://padlet.com/maggiehensleyy/44r20o2z3tut/wish/141407971 Casualties maggiehensleyy https://padlet.com/maggiehensleyy/44r20o2z3tut/wish/141408195 American: 120 killed, 368 wounded. 
Mexican: 700 killed, unknown amount wounded.]]> 2016-12-02 15:25:39 UTC https://padlet.com/maggiehensleyy/44r20o2z3tut/wish/141408195