Mariano Arista Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Mariano Arista, based on 3 World History Database records associated with Mexico.

3 records1846–18463 events3 places

Chronological biography

1846

Thornton Affair25 April 1846

Warfare / America War · General · Commander of the Army of the North · Rio Grande

Arista's forces engage American troops in the clash that helps trigger formal war

Battle of Palo Alto8 May 1846

Warfare / America War · General · Commander of the Army of the North · Palo Alto

Arista is defeated by Taylor at the Battle of Palo Alto

Battle of Resaca de la Palma9 May 1846

Warfare / America War · General · Commander of the Army of the North · Resaca de la Palma

Arista's army is defeated and retreats after the Battle of Resaca de la Palma

Titles and roles

General · Commander of the Army of the North

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.