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Mexican-American War

The war of 1846 to 1848, which ended with Mexico ceding the Southwest. Newspaper pages from 1846 to 1849 on a map and timeline.

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23,766,177 pages from 4,691 newspapers, 1736–1963.

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12398 matching newspaper pages in total. Washington, DC has the most hits (2499 pages). Showing up to 10 earliest results from this city.

  1. The Daily Union — 1846-01-02, page 3

    … fortifiea ions on the seaboard; and that we could scarcely JJ| ipare a man for the Mexican war. Wa then took >( he I'berty of reminding ihe "Times" of the thoumnds of volunteers …

  2. The Daily Union — 1846-01-05, page 3

    … have found lelf answerable before God and man for all the , ood and havoc of a Mexican war. 'n It requires nn ordinary effort of self-control to be over iticnt, when the …

  3. The Daily Union — 1846-03-14, page 2

    … s>ate very positively that the iliah government offers te defray the expense of Mexican war with the United States, if Oeneral redes will declare it. England, while ostensibly …

  4. The Daily Union — 1846-03-16, page 3

    The Library of Congress text does not contain the match. It was found in American Stories (Dell et al. 2023), a second machine reading of the scans. OCR credits.

    These excerpts come from American Stories OCR.

    … raised upon il, including, among others, the mammoth steamship Great Britain, the Mexican war steamers Montezuma and Guadalupe. the merchant ships Henry Clay, Queen Of the West …

  5. Daily National Intelligencer — 1846-03-17, page 2

    … portion of our entire frontier but w. become the scene of contest. It will lie a Mexican war w the one side, and an Indian war upon the other. Ju flam It will lie a Mexican …

  6. The Daily Union — 1846-03-19, page 1

    … mak- w.ir in consequence. I perceived, that there were nojist grounds to ehend a Mexican war in consequence She not in a condition to make war, without the aid Inglaiid, and …

    … question should linat'i in a w ?r between us and her, in which it. I regarded a Mexican war nr inavitahle in lien sta'ed. Thus far my anticipation* have i rf1Ii7.nl?Texas …

  7. Weekly National Intelligencer — 1846-03-21, page 4

    … portion of our entire frontier but will become the sceue of contest. It will be a Mexican war on the one side, and an Indian war upon the other. Its flames will be all around …

  8. Daily National Intelligencer — 1846-03-27, page 3

    … Union, we should adopt her wars. How was it met That she had no tnargf that the Mexican war upon Texas was but a “paper war,” and had so been for the last seven years. Mr. …

  9. The Daily Union — 1846-04-04, page 4

    … itions." He then adverts to the consequences of a jch a war, drawing after it a Mexican war and an " idian war. He thinks we should need two fleets, 8 x or seven armies, one …

  10. Daily National Intelligencer — 1846-04-07, page 3

    … their political institutions.” H: tb?:; t ouences ot such a war, drawing after it a Mexican war and tf. „i—i.i nci He then adverts to the con He thinks we should need two fleets …

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