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Zachary Taylor

Zachary Taylor was the 12th President of the United States and an American military leader. Initially uninterested in politics, Taylor nonetheless ran as a Whig in the 1848 presidential election, defeating Lewis Cass...

Timeline of Events

1846

5.24.1846

Mexican-American War: General Zachary Taylor captures Monterrey.

9.25.1846

U.S. forces led by Zachary Taylor capture the Mexican city of Monterrey.

1850

7.9.1850

U.S. President Zachary Taylor dies and Millard Fillmore becomes the 13th President of the United States.

7.10.1850

Millard Fillmore is inaugurated as the 13th President of the United States upon the death of President Zachary Taylor, 16 months into his term.