The Battle of Resaca de la Palma
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PeterNoG
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This Texas Historical Marker is 250 feet north of bridge over the Resaca de la Palma (River) and almost 400 feet south of the entrance gate of Resaca de la Palma Battlefield on FM 1847 (Paredes Line Road) in Brownsville, Texas.
Waymark Code: WMKAWC
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 03/11/2014
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Marker Title: Battle of Resaca de la Palma
Index Entry: Resaca de la Palma, Battle of
Address:
City: Brownsville
County: Cameron
Subject Codes: Mexican War; military topics
Year Marker Erected: 1936
Designations: na
Marker Location: Paredes Line Road, .2 mile north of Price Road, Brownsville.
Marker Size: 1936 Centennial Marker (gray granite)
Marker Number: 328
Marker Text:
Was fought here May 9, 1846
And the defeat of the Mexican Army under General Mariano Arista by the United States troops under General Zachary Taylor made good the claim of Texas to the territory between the Nueces and the Rio Grande
Erected by the State of Texas
1936
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