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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
Resaca de la Palma, Battle of is a historical marker in Brownsville, Cameron County, dedicated in 1936. It is one of 116 historical markers documented in Cameron County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 194 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 25.9378, -97.4880 near Brownsville. The nearest cataloged historic site is Cameron County (historical marker), about 1.4 miles away. Others within a short drive include Brownsville, C.S.A., McNair House, and Buena Vista Cemetery.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5061000328. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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