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US Invasion of New Mexico

Home Timeline Stories US Invasion of New Mexico
June 22, 2019

US Invasion of New Mexico

Brigadier General Stephen Watts Kearny led United States forces invading and occupying New Mexico in 1846. Forces under Alexander Doniphan clashed with Mexican troops, routing them at the Battle of Brazito on Christmas Day.

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