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This article was the subject of a Wiki Education Foundation-supported course assignment, between 21 August 2023 and 14 December 2023. Further details are available on the course page. Student editor(s): RedEpsilon117 ( article contribs). Peer reviewers: Ehail773, AJF1403, Carali0128.

— Assignment last updated by Afh1858 ( talk) 14:31, 10 November 2023 (UTC) reply

I have made updates to the "Battle" and "Aftermath" sections, adding greater detail and description than the article previously had. The additions are around 450 and 500 words respectively. For the "Battle" section, I included details on the opening skirmishes preceding the battle, greater description of the infantry combat, and context to May's cavalry charge (which was already present in the article), and a short description of General Arista's actions during the battle. In the "Aftermath" section, I added several new paragraphs expanding the details already present. Within the original paragraph discussing the capture of Mexican equipment, I added a section covering the discovery of Arista's maps that provided Taylor better information about the surrounding area. I added two new paragraphs detailing American public reception of the battle and the strategic conclusions drawn by the battle respectively. Also added was a short description of the relief of the siege of Fort Texas and a sentence describing Arista's treatment of prisoners and wounded to balance the already present claims about Taylor. RedEpsilon117 ( talk) 23:37, 11 December 2023 (UTC) reply