Timeline Saturday 25 April 1846

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Saturday 25 April 1846

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Events on Saturday 25 April 1846 1

1846 Thornton Affair Skirmish on the Rio Grande triggers war Mexican cavalry attacked a US patrol under Captain Seth Thornton in disputed territory north of the Rio Grande. President Polk used the clash to ask Congress for a declaration of war.

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