Biographies

While wars are won and lost by nations, they are actually fought by individuals. Many compelling characters contributed to the story of the U.S.-Mexican War and to the events leading up to and directly following the war. Among these characters, some of the most prominent were explorers, soldiers, politicians, diplomats and entrepreneurs. Learn about the lives of these people in the following biographical essays.

United States		Mexico
Stephen F. Austin President James K. Polk Sam Houston President John Tyler General Zachary Taylor Commodore David Conner Commissioner John Slidell Captain John C. Fremont Colonel Stephen W. Kearny Commodore John Sloat General Winfield Scott Nicholas Trist Abraham Lincoln Ulysses S. Grant James Bowie		Hernán Cortéz Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla General General Antonio López de Santa Anna General José Joaquín de Herrera Juan Almonte President Mariano Paredes y Arrillaga General Mariano Arista Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo Valentín Gomez Farias President Benito Juárez President Porfirio Diaz

 

Essays written by Donald Frazier