Texas raids on New Mexico (1843)
| Texan raids on New Mexico (1843) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Mexico | Texas | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Unknown |
Charles A. Warfield Jacob Snively McDaniel | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| Unknown | 187 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 27 killed | Unknown | ||||||
The Republic of Texas. The present-day outlines of the U.S. states are superimposed on the boundaries of 1836–1845.
Map of the Santa Fe Trail (in red) in 1845. A detailed present-day map is also available.
Texas raids on New Mexico in 1843 consisted of two expeditions sanctioned by the still independent country of Texas to raid Mexican commerce on the Santa Fe Trail and to assert control for Texas of New Mexico east of the Rio Grande, long inhabited by Hispanic settlers and Pueblo Indians.
Both expeditions failed to do more than create apprehension by both the United States and Mexico that trade would be interrupted on the Santa Fe Trail. The Texans killed several Mexican traders along the trail and several civilians in a raid near the town of Mora, New Mexico. The Texans also killed or briefly took captive several Mexican soldiers.