Battle of Buena Vista

The Battle of Buena Vista was a land battle of the Mexican-American War fought on 23 February 1847 in Buena Vista, Coahuila, seven miles (12 km) south of Saltillo, in northern Mexico. The numerically disadvantaged invading U.S. army, using heavy artillery, successfully repulsed the Mexican attack on their position.

Sources

• Bauer, K. Jack, "The Mexican War, 1846-1848"
• Nevin, David; editor, "The Mexican War" (1978)
• Americas Library