Talk:Battle of Resaca de la Palma

Wiki Education assignment: HIST3443 The Frontier Before 1850
— Assignment last updated by Afh1858 (talk) 14:31, 10 November 2023 (UTC)

Major updates to "Battle" and "Aftermath" sections
I have made updates to the "Battle" and "Aftermath" sections, adding greater detail and description than the article previously had. The additions are around 450 and 500 words respectively. For the "Battle" section, I included details on the opening skirmishes preceding the battle, greater description of the infantry combat, and context to May's cavalry charge (which was already present in the article), and a short description of General Arista's actions during the battle. In the "Aftermath" section, I added several new paragraphs expanding the details already present. Within the original paragraph discussing the capture of Mexican equipment, I added a section covering the discovery of Arista's maps that provided Taylor better information about the surrounding area. I added two new paragraphs detailing American public reception of the battle and the strategic conclusions drawn by the battle respectively. Also added was a short description of the relief of the siege of Fort Texas and a sentence describing Arista's treatment of prisoners and wounded to balance the already present claims about Taylor. RedEpsilon117 (talk) 23:37, 11 December 2023 (UTC)