Fort Texas was located on the northern side of the Rio Grande opposite the Mexican town of Matamoros. At the time, the Rio Grande border with the United States was disputed by …

The site unofficially referred to as Fort Texas was an earthwork, in the rough shape of a six-sided star. Each earthen face of the fort extended from 125 to 150 yards. The walls were 9 feet high …

Oct 30, 2023 · The Siege of Fort Texas was fought between the United States of America and Mexico from May 3 to May 9, 1846, during the Mexican-American War. Mexican forces were …

Jan 1, 1995 · Fort Brown, originally called Fort Texas, was established when Zachary Taylor and the United States forces of occupation arrived on the Rio Grande on March 26, 1846, to …

Fort Texas, as it was dubbed, had walls 9 feet high and 15 feet wide, and a 20-foot wide by 8-foot deep moat. As a much-larger Mexican force crossed the river upstream that led to the …

Brigadier General Zachary Taylor arrived at the site in March 1846 to occupy the territory claimed by both the United States and Mexico. The initial fort was an earthen fortification constructed …

During April, Taylor's men labored to construct an earthen, star-shaped fort designed by Capt. Joseph K. F. Mansfield of the Corps of Engineers. "Fort Texas," had walls 9' feet high and a …

Unable to take the fort by cannon fire and unwilling to risk heavy casualties by a frontal assault, Mexican commander Mariano Arista laid siege, in hopes of being able to prevent American …

Nov 24, 2025 · The Siege of Fort Texas was fought from May 3-9, 1846 near Brownsville, Texas. The Mexican American War battle was an American Victory.

Originally named Fort Texas and later renamed in honor of Major Jacob Brown, one of the first casualties in the Mexican American War, the fort was built by General Zachary Taylor in 1846, …