Nicknames
Old Rough and Ready
Zachary Taylor
What river did Mexico recognize as the border of Tejas?
The Nueces River
Andrew Jackson
The United States captured this capital city of Mexico on September 14th of 1847.
Mexico City
Young Hickory
James K. Polk
This Texas City that's motto is "Where the West begins" is named after William Worth, a brigadier general made famous for his success at the Battle of Monterrey.
Fort Worth
Old Fuss and Feathers
Winfield Scott
In the Marines' Hymn the line "the Halls of Montezuma" refer to this famous building, and military academy at the time, in Mexico City that came under American fire in September of 1847.
Chapultepec Castle
Spotty
Abraham Lincoln
In Rigo Tovar's song "Recordando Monterrey" he mentions this iconic building in the city that was used by the Mexican Army to defend the city against the US invasion in 1846. The site is now used as a museum dedicated to the history of Nuevo Leon.
El Obispado/ The Bishop's Palace