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Thornton Affair

Thornton Affair was a battle fought on 25 April 1846 in what is now Texas, United States. It was part of the Mexican-American War, which ran from 1846 to 1848. The recorded result: Mexican victory; Start of the Mexican-American War. Recorded strength: 80 against 1,600.

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Rancho de Carricitos, the site of the Thornton skirmish
Rancho de Carricitos, the site of the Thornton skirmish. Pi3.124, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought25 April 1846
WhereTexas, United States26.062N, 97.784W
OutcomeMexican victory; Start of the Mexican-American War
BelligerentsUnited StatesagainstMexico
Casualties and losses14 killed; 6 wounded; 1 fatally wounded; 59 capturedandUnknown, but light
Part ofMexican-American War1846 to 1848

Where it sits in the Mexican-American War

Battle of Monterrey, 1846Siege of Fort Texas, 1846Battle of San Pasqual, 1846Capture of Santa Fe, 1846First Battle of Tabasco, 1846Siege of Los Angeles, 1846Blockade of Veracruz, 1846Thornton Affair, 1846Battle of Palo Alto, 1846Battle of Resaca de la Palma, 1846Battle of Monterey, 1846Battle of Yerba Buena, 1846Battle of Dominguez Rancho, 1846Battle of Natividad, 1846Capture of Tucson, 1846Battle of Chapultepec, 1847Siege of Veracruz, 1847Battle of Buena Vista, 1847Battle of Mexico-city, 1847Battle of La Paz, 1847Battle of San José del Cabo, 1847Second Battle of Tabasco, 1847Battle of Rio San Gabriel, 1847Battle of La Mesa, 1847Second Battle of Mora, 1847Battle of the Sacramento River, 1847Battle of Cerro Gordo, 1847First Battle of Tuxpan, 1847Second Battle of Tuxpan, 1847Third Battle of Tuxpan, 1847Battle of Churubusco, 1847Battle of Contreras, 1847Battle of Molino del Rey, 1847Siege of Puebla, 1847Battle of Mulege, 1847Battle of Huamantla, 1847Skirmish at Matamoros, 1847Siege of La Paz, 1847Siege of San José del Cabo, 1848Battle of Santa Cruz de Rosales, 1848Skirmish of Todos Santos, 184818461848Thornton Affair, 1846
41 placed engagements of the Mexican-American War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date25 April 1846
PlaceTexas, United States
26.062N, 97.784W
KindBattle, nineteenth century
Strength801,600
Casualties and losses14 killed; 6 wounded; 1 fatally wounded; 59 capturedUnknown, but light
Commanders
  • Anastasio Torrejón
Thornton AffairThornton AffairBattle of La EbonalBattle of Palo AltoBattle of Resaca de la PalmaBattle of BrownsvilleSiege of Fort TexasBattle of La EbonalBattle of BrownsvilleSiege of Fort TexasEdinburgSan FernandoFalfurrias100 km26.062N, 97.784W
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Thornton Affair is one of 3,507 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 1,148 in present-day United States (58 in Texas).

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q7796515, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Thornton Affair, revision 1382311987, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.