Palo Alto, Battle of — ▪ United States history (May 8, 1846), first clash in the Mexican War, fought at a small site in southeastern Texas about 9 miles (14.5 km) northeast of Matamoros, Mex. Mexican troops had crossed the Rio Grande to besiege Fort Brown and to… … Universalium
Palo Alto (disambiguation) — Palo Alto may refer to:* Palo Alto, California, United States ** El Palo Alto (tree) ** Palo Alto High School ** Palo Alto Research Center (formerly Xerox PARC) ** Palo Alto Internet Exchange (PAIX) ** Palo Alto Unified School District ** Palo… … Wikipedia
Palo Alto, Texas — Palo Alto is a place in southwestern Nueces County in the U.S. state of Texas. It is located four miles southwest of Driscoll, 7 1/2 miles north of Bishop, and 14 1/2 miles north of Kingsville. HistoryThe town was named for an 1834 land grant to… … Wikipedia
Battle of Palo Alto — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Battle of Palo Alto caption=Painting by Carl Nebel partof=the Mexican American War date=May 8, 1846 place=near Brownsville, Texas result=American victory combatant1=United States combatant2=Mexico… … Wikipedia
Palo Alto Battlefield National Historic Site — Infobox protected area | name = Palo Alto Battlefield National Historic Site iucn category = V caption = locator x = 134 locator y = 173 location = Cameron County, Texas, USA nearest city = Brownsville, TX lat degrees = 26 lat minutes = 1 lat… … Wikipedia
Palo Alto — /pal oh al toh/ for 1; /pah loh ahl toh/ for 2 1. a city in W California, SE of San Francisco. 55,225. 2. a battlefield in S Texas, near Brownsville: first battle of Mexican War fought here in 1846. * * * ▪ California, United States city,… … Universalium
Battle of Resaca de la Palma — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Battle of Resaca de la Palma caption=General Taylor at the battle of Resaca de la Palma (Currier Ives partof=Mexican American War date=May 9, 1846 place=Brownsville, Texas result=American victory… … Wikipedia
Battle of Saipan — Infobox Military Conflict partof=World War II, Pacific War conflict=Battle of Saipan caption=LVTs heading for shore on 15 June 1944. USS Birmingham in foreground; the cruiser firing in the distance is USS Indianapolis date=15 June 1944 ndash; 9… … Wikipedia
Battle of Kwajalein — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Battle of Kwajalein caption=Soldiers of the U.S. 7th Infantry Division attack a Japanese blockhouse on Kwajalein partof=World War II, Pacific War date=January 31 ndash; February 3, 1944 place=Kwajalein Atoll,… … Wikipedia
Battle for Mexico City — Mexico City Campaign Part of the Mexican American War The American assault on Chapultepec Castle … Wikipedia
Battle of Antioch (613) — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Battle of Antioch partof=the Roman Persian Wars date=613 place=Outside Antioch, Syria casus= Sassanid invasion of Byzantine territory territory=Syria and Eastern Anatolia annexed to the Persian Empire.… … Wikipedia
