. Young folks' history of Mexico. g to the cannonand the In January, 1846, General Zachary Taylor (who became,subsequently. President of the United States) was orderedto move with his men to the mouth of the Rio Grande,where he commenced fortifications opposite the Mexicancity of Matamoros. The first decided act- of hostility was a skirmish withrancheros, and on the 24th of April Colonel Thornton, withsixty-three dragoons, fell into an ambuscade and wasobliged to surrender, after his little band had lost sixteenkilled and wounded. Falo Alto was the point at which thefirst actual engage
. Young folks' history of Mexico. g to the cannonand the In January, 1846, General Zachary Taylor (who became,subsequently. President of the United States) was orderedto move with his men to the mouth of the Rio Grande,where he commenced fortifications opposite the Mexicancity of Matamoros. The first decided act- of hostility was a skirmish withrancheros, and on the 24th of April Colonel Thornton, withsixty-three dragoons, fell into an ambuscade and wasobliged to surrender, after his little band had lost sixteenkilled and wounded. Falo Alto was the point at which thefirst actual engagement between the rival forces took place,between Point Isabel, General Taylors base of supplies,and Matamoros. The Mexicans, 6,000 strong, under 432 Mexico. General Arista, opposed the passage of the Americans,about 2,300 in number. After a stubborn fight the formerwithdrew, with a loss of about one hundred. This was onthe 8th of May; on the ninth the fighting was renewed atthe ravine of Resaca de la Fali?ia, three miles north of. Matamoros. After but a short engagement, though theMexicans outnumbered the Americans three to one, thelatter were routed and retreated across the Rio garrison at the fort — since called Fort Brown, inhonor of its commander, who was slain at that time — was The Attack 07i Monterey. 433 relieved, and on the i8th of May General Taylor crossedthe Rio Grande and occupied Matamoros. He had now,indeed, crossed the Rubicon. There was no retreating, toadvance was perilous, for the invaded country (disorgan-ized as it was) was hurrying troops to the rescue of itsnorthern provinces. He had been instructed to act withcaution, to commit no act of aggression, but to protectTexas effectually from invasion. Spreading his army alongthe Mexican bank of the Rio Grande, General Taylorleisurely advanced from this extended base of operations,at the same time setting every energy in motion to recruitforces, and to arm, equip, and provision an army sufficient
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