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On February 22 and 23 February 1847, approximately 20,000 soldiers of the Mexican Army under Gen. Antonio López de Santa Anna attacked a United States Army force of approximately 5,000 soldiers under Gen. Zachary Taylor.
The numerically disadvantaged invading U.S. army, using heavy artillery, successfully repulsed the Mexican attack on their position.
Mexican-American War