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In May of 1845, Taylor was ordered to block off the border between Texas and Mexico in case of invasions. In January of 1846, he moved to the mouth of the Rio Grande to make sure the Mexicans know that that's the boundary of Texas. Mexican forces attacked but Taylor did not wait for Congress to declare war. On May 8, 1846, at Palo Alto he defeated a Mexican army that was triple the size of his. The next day he won the Battle of Resaca de la Palma and then occupied Matamoros. President Polk named him Commander of the Army of the Rio Grande and promoted him to Brevet Major General. Congress then rewarded him with two gold medals. (Dufour, 1968)

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