<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican–American_War" id="mwiw" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Mexican–American War">Mexican–American War</a>: American forces led by Zachary Taylor <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Palo_Alto" id="mwjA" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Battle of Palo Alto">defeat</a> a Mexican force north of the Rio Grande in the first major battle of the war.