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The Battle of Resaca de la Palma

Brownsville, Cameron County

Marker Text

Was fought here May 9, 1846 And the defeat of the Mexican Army under General Mariano Arista by the United States troops under General Zachary Taylor made good the claim of Texas to the territory between the Nueces and the Rio Grande Erected by the State of Texas

Marker Details

Address 1024 Paredes Line Road
Location Description south of entrance to Resaca de la Palma Battlefield park, Paredes Line Road, .2 mile north of Price Road
Marker # 328
Dedicated 1936
Size, Type 1936 Texas Centennial historical marker (gray granite)
Code Mexican War; military topics
Latitude, Longitude 25.937795, -97.48799

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