The Mexican-American War - Explained in 16 minutes

The Mexican-American War - Explained in 16 minutes

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[DanielEscovedo]

"The Americans are truly a lucky people. They are bordered to the north and south by weak neighbors and to the east and west by fish."
- Otto von Bismarck.

[ssazerac]

Abraham Lincoln once asked General Winfield Scott this question: "Why is it that you were once able to take Mexico City in three months with five thousand men, and we have been unable to take Richmond with one hundred thousand men?"

"I will tell you, " said General Scott. "The men who took us into Mexico City are the same men who are keeping us out of Richmond."

[samuelvillasenor]

Fun fact: The original cowboys, rodeo and southern clothing are originally from Mexico!

[chrislancer]

As a Mexican myself I feel shame as to how we lost so much cause of so much division between us in the country

[mastrorick]

"The US did not want to look like a bully"
*Kicks the hell out of México*

[TheCsel]

Also of note are the Irish brigades that fought for Mexico. Many were immigrants to America, and many deserted the US Army. The irish were catholic and catholics were distrusted and faced prejudice in the US Army, and since many of the Irish were not officially American citizens yet, they abandoned American army to fight for Mexico which was predominately catholic. They were some of the most experienced and fierce fighters in Mexico, and if captured they were treated as deserters and traitors.

[edwinhernandez]

The Irish fought for Mexico during the war . MEXICO celebrates St. Patrick's day in there honor to this very day 2020 . 🇲🇽 ☘

[jamescox]

THIS IS A TRUE ACCOUNT. No opinions, editorializing, justification, just pure facts and history. NOW MY FAVORITE. !!!! THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!

[Orthane]

No one:
Santa Anna: *Change team, change team, change team, change team*
*DEFEAT*

[joshmoses]

The only thing I learned from this was how many ads can be fit in a single youtube video

[HisShadow]

That awkward time when you go to war over a relatively small part of land only to end up defeating your opponent so severely that there's an option to annex the entire country.

[latinsbu]

Fun Fact México still has a Royal Family living in Europe after the exile of the Iturbides that if México decided to become a monarchy again they can reclaim the throne as the house of Iturbide.

[SG-gcmn]

Well, this story failed to mention the reason why Texas decided to break away from Mexico. Short version: Back then Mexico allowed immigrants to settle in the northern part of the territory, but needed to registered with the local authorities and learn the language (Spanish). Many immigrants comply but the vast majority just settled without registration in fact becoming illegals, and many brought slaves with them. Slavery was illegal in Mexico in that time. When Mexican officials, became aware of what was going on in Texas, they tried to reinforce its anti-slavery and immigration laws on its land, but it was too late.

[DKendallProductions]

What I find interesting is how small these armies are.

[vicavila]

Keep in mind Mexico had just fought off imperial nation #1(Spain) for independence. Imperial nation #2 (France) from invasion. American expansion saw their chance and said, " now! while they're tired" No other Latin American country can say that.

[PhilKelley]

The most consequential and least understood war in American history. Thank you for your effort to inform people about this in a succinct and interesting way.

[Ivan-Manzo]

"Poor México, so far away from God and so close to the U.S."
-Porfirio Díaz.

[saulgoodman]

Fun fact: The Mexican Emperor (Maximillian I of Mexico) was not a Mexican, in fact, he was an Austrian Archduke and a brother to Franz Josef I (Emperor of Austria-Hungary)

[alexanderscherer]

Man, if I were a middle or high school history teacher in today's age I would use these videos to supplement like half of my lectures. Absolutely brilliant!

[charles-yzc]

Its interesting how many cities in the southwest are named after the people involved, Freemont, Stockton, Monterey