Gen. Pedro de Ampudia, who had commanded the Mexican Army of the North prior to Arista, now served as Arista’s subordinate. Ampudia conducted the seige of Fort Brown on the Rio Grande and was a critic of Arista’s tactics following the Mexican defeats at Palo Alto and Resaca de la Palma.
Gen. Pedro de Ampudia, who had commanded the Mexican Army of the North prior to Arista, now served as Arista’s subordinate. Ampudia conducted the seige of Fort Brown on the Rio Grande and was a critic of Arista’s tactics following the Mexican defeats at Palo Alto and Resaca de la Palma.