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Kentucky’s Role in the Mexican War: A Forgotten History

by Colonel Armando "Al" Alfaro | 27 Oct 2023 | Learn Kentucky History

The United States declared war on Mexico 13 May 1846, in a dispute over the border between the two nations. Texas, formerly a part of Mexico, claimed that its southwest boundary extended to the Rio Grande. Mexico claimed the boundary was the Nueces River, which was...

Kentucky’s Role in the Mexican War: A Forgotten History

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