[DOC] [TLE] The U.S.-Mexican War . Biographies . General Zachary Taylor | PBS [PAR] President James K. Polk ordered the 62-year-old brigadier general to lead a 
3,500-man ... Taylor slowly pursued the defeated Mexican troops toward 
Monterrey, ... faced a savage attack from Mexican President Antonio Lopez de 
Santa Anna and ... and conscripts at the cataclysmic Battle of Buena Vista in 
February 1847. [DOC] [TLE] Battle of Buena Vista begins - Feb 22, 1847 - HISTORY.com [PAR] On this day in History, Battle of Buena Vista begins on Feb 22, 1847. ... During 
the Mexican-American War, Mexican General Santa Anna surrounds the ... 
earning the nickname Old Rough and Ready while emerging from the war a 
national hero. He won the Whig presidential nomination in 1848 and defeated 
the... [DOC] [TLE] Q In 1344, James Polk became President of the United States. He ... [PAR] After Mexico denied Slidell a meeting, Polk ... Mexico believed the land on which 
Fort Texas stood was its territory. ... badly defeated, but attacked again the next 
day. ... Other soldiers who gained fame included .... Saints: National Archives ... 
George T. Wood took office as governor in 1847. .... Santa Anna at Buena Vista. 5
. [DOC] [TLE] Zachary Taylor: Life Before the PresidencyMiller Center [PAR] From that moment until his election as President, Taylor was in the military, ... By 
1845, Taylor had gained fame as an Indian fighter in the nation's ... With superior 
artillery, Taylor easily defeated the substantially larger Mexican ... In February 
1847, Santa Anna threw his nearly 20,000 soldiers into the Battle at Buena Vista,
... [DOC] [TLE] Zachary Scott Taylor, 12th President of the United States (1784 ... [PAR] Sep 7, 2016 ... As president, Taylor urged settlers in New Mexico and California to ... Santa Anna 
attacked Taylor with 20,000 men at the Battle of Buena Vista in February 1847, 
inflicting 672 American casualties at a cost of 1,800 Mexican. .... and Second 
Seminole War after achieving fame while leading U.S. troops to... [DOC] [TLE] Mexican-American War and the Media - History Department [PAR] MGv48i6p1c3, April 8, 1847: Battle of Buena Vista ..... Position of Santa Anna 
Guerilla Warfare Commenced Preparation for a Vigorous Defence ... THE 
PRESIDENT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE WAR ... From the National Intelligencer. 
.... developing something of the future operations of the Army, as well as letters 
from home... [DOC] [TLE] The Mexican-American War (18461848) - Dictionary definition of ... [PAR] Union with Mexico meant the assumption of the Mexican national debtover $10 
million. ..... In 1827, Santa Anna gained widespread fame in Mexico when he 
handled the ... In 1833, Santa Anna became Mexico's president after its Congress 
elected him ... One stinging defeat came in the Battle of Buena Vista, in which the
... [DOC] [TLE] Mexican War: The Proving Ground for Future American Civil War ... [PAR] Apr 12, 1996 ... An officer could stagnate in the same low grade year after year until ... the 
national capital, Mexico City, would bring the war's end, President ... Buena Vista 
was the end of the campaign in northern Mexico, but far from the end of the war. 
... There, Santa Anna had entrenched his troops in strong positions... [DOC] [TLE] The Mexican War Journal of Henry S. Lane | Barringer | Indiana ... [PAR] Lieutenant Colonel Lane received his discharge on June 16, 1847, at New 
Orleans. ... Taylor's criticism of the Indiana volunteers following the battle of 
Buena Vista. After the war the Lanes resided in Lane House, a pioneer mansion 
they had ...... 77 On February 23, 1847, Taylor's troops defeated Santa Anna at 
Buena Vista. [DOC] [TLE] Zachary Taylor - New World Encyclopedia [PAR] Taylor defeated the Democratic Party nominee, Lewis Cass, and became the first 
U.S. ... In Mexico, the war was considered a matter of national pride. ... General 
Antonio Lpez de Santa Anna at the Battle of Buena Vista in February 1847, and 
.... Sarah Knox Taylor, had married future president of the Confederate States,... [DOC] [TLE] 13.docx [PAR] After Mexico gained

Question: This future president gained national fame after defeating Santa Anna at Buena Vista, Mexico in 1847
Answer: Zachary Taylor