Uploaded October 2025 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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Watch on C-SPAN2 Saturday at 8am:

On September 14, 1847, Winfield Scott's Army marched into Mexico City, marking the final stages of the Mexican-American War. University of Texas professor Aaron O'Connell chronicles the war's causes, the divisions it inflamed, and its aftermath.

Watch online at: c-span.org/event/lectures-in-history/us-mexican-war/436388.