User talk:HBNGA

This article states, "The Treaty of Velasco designated the southern border of Texas at the “Rio Grande del Norte.” In Texian speak, that meant the modern-day Rio Grande.  But Mexico didn’t call it the Rio Grande — they called it the Rio Bravo.  To Mexicans, Rio Grande del Norte was the Nueces River.  When Texas became a state, the United States recognized the southern border as the modern Rio Grande.  The land between these two river systems was called the Nueces Strip.  When Congress approved the annexation of Texas, there was no mention of the southern border, but President Polk claimed the Rio Grande/Rio Bravo as the state’s southern border."

The problem here is that in 1844, General Taylor would have taken his orders from President John Tyler, who served as Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces until March 1845. Tyler, not Polk, would have ordered General Taylor from Fort Jesup to Corpus Christi. HBNGA (talk) 22:57, 26 October 2021 (UTC)