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Polk Orders Rio Grande Deployment

United States of America · Warfare / Mexican-American War. Chronological records from PostgreSQL.

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Polk Orders Rio Grande Deployment

Polk, James Knox · Washington DC · Military or Political Leader

President Polk ordered Zachary Taylor to advance into the disputed area near the Rio Grande, escalating tensions with Mexico.

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