13 янв 1846 г. - Polk orders forces to march from Nueces Riv to Rio Grande (Jan 1846)

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Jan 13 1846, Polk orders 4k men under Gen Zachary Taylor to march from Nueces Riv to Rio Grande near Mex forces; Expected to hear of a fight, when none happened informed cabinet on May 9 1846 that he proposed to ask Congress to declare war on basis of unpaid claims + Sidnell’s rejection; cabinet members advised that Mex fires first

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