Historical place archive

Monterrey in History

Browse historical events and people recorded at Monterrey in United States of America. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

7 records3 event labels5 people1846–1963

Historical events in Monterrey

1846

21 September 1846
Battle of Monterrey
Jefferson Davis · Mexican-American War

Davis and the Mississippi Rifles serve under Taylor during the Monterrey campaign

21 September 1846
Battle of Monterrey
Jefferson Davis · Mexican-American War

Commands a successful charge at Monterey winning a victory in the assault on Fort Teneria

21 September 1846
Battle of Monterrey
William Jenkins Worth · Mexican-American War

Worth leads American troops in the attack on the western approaches to Monterrey

21 September 1846
Battle of Monterrey
Zachary Taylor · Mexican-American War

Taylor begins the assault on Monterrey during the northern Mexico campaign

9 21 1846
Battle of Monterrey
James Knox Polk · Mexican-American War

United States forces begin the Battle of Monterrey in northern Mexico

9 24 1846
Capture of Monterrey
James Knox Polk · Mexican-American War

Mexican forces surrender Monterrey to the United States after several days of fighting

1963

2 October 1963
Monterrey Relief Bus Transfer
Lee Harvey Oswald · Assassination of Kennedy, JF

At Monterrey, Oswald and other passengers transfer to relief bus 373 for the continuing journey toward Laredo.

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These entries are generated from stored World History Database records whose country and place fields match United States of America and Monterrey. Names, dates, event labels and descriptions are reviewed and normalised as the database develops. Historical place names may not match modern administrative boundaries.

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