adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] If you describe someone or something as compassionate, you mean that they feel or show pity, sympathy, and understanding for people who are suffering. My father was a deeply compassionate man. American English: compassionate
Matamoros is a city in Tamaulipas in Mexico. Matamoros is situated on the United States-Mexico border across the Rio Grande River from the city of Brownsville, near where the Rio Grande empties into the Gulf of Mexico. It is one of several major land crossings between the United States and Mexico.
When his commander at Matamoros delayed, Parades replaced him, issued a declaration of war (April 23), and reordered the attack. NORTHERN MEXICAN CAMPAIGN. On Apr. 25, 1846, Mexican troops crossed the Rio Grande and ambushed a detachment of American dragoons commanded by Capt. Seth B. Thornton.