Chapter II (1836 - 1840).
The Texan Revolution and the First Mexican-American War.
An urgent meeting is held in the Chapultepec Palace to discuss the strategy to follow to crush this rebolt, but also other matters are in the table.
"Mr. Ministers, do we have now the complete record of the population, technology, treasury and resources we have?", says Don Agustin I.
"Of curse your majesty, we have collected all the information required and the situation is not as good as we would like to be, but it is definetly acceptable. We are running with green numbers, we are researching "Freedom of Trade" to increase the efficiency of our market, we sent an expedition to Colorado to colonize the Territory and all seems to be good, except the military. After the USCA War for Independence, our experienced units that were the barebone of the "Ejército Trigarante" in the War for our Independence are basically retired, and since that, we have not prepared new units, the regiments that we have now are basically Irregulars.", says the Minister of Interior.
"8 irregular brigades and only one professional brigade, this is not good, General Antonio López de Santa Anna, from now on, you will take care of the Imperial Army as the Minister of War and First Marshal of the Empire. Gentlemen thank you for your information, the meeting is over, I only need the Military members to be present to discuss the Texan campaign.", words of HIM Don Agustin I.
The strategy is simple, move as fast as possible all brigades to Texas and crush the rebelion, occupy all Texas and annex them.
The Texan Army commanded by Sam Houston is reached in Austin, the 27,000 men moved to Texas participated in the battle and crushed the Army of Texas, the complete 9,000 men from Texas are killed, wounded of captured with around 2,500 Mexican casualties. The occupation of Texas begins.
The capture of San Antonio and the fall of Texas.
The Texan goverment surrenders in November of 1836 and escaped to USA, the Mexican Empire annexes Texas and execute the Texan rebel leaders as they are consider as filibusters and pirates, not a regular Army.
"His Majesty, I have news from Texas, Marshal Santa Anna supressed the Texan rebelion and Texas is annexed to the Empire, but something that we did not consider is happening, the Texan goverment asked for US assistance, and since the USA recognized the Texan Independence, they have just declared WAR on us in December of 1836", words from General Bernardo Corra, who bringed the news from Texas.
"That USA scum, send a dispatch to Marshal Santa Anna that I will meet him in San Antonio to plan the strategy, in the military and political way, I will travel by land, we need the Mexican Fleet in Veracruz to protect any possible invasion to Veracruz and will take with me the new regular brigade graduated from the military college", words of Don Agustin I.
The Imperial Army retreated to San Antonio and waited for HIM Don Agustin I to arrive and plan the defense of the Empire. Meanwhile, the US army started to occupy Houston and then Austin, and with all this time passed, the Imperial Army recruited 2 more regular brigades that were moved to San Antonio.
HIM Don Agustin I in Texas with some assistants.
With the political way, it is impossible to sign peace, since the USA is forcing Mexico to recognize the Texan Independence, and the first battle seems to be very close, the USA army is moving to San Antonio.
From the starting 21,000 regulars and dragoons moved by the USA to Texas, about 1,000 died against the civil resistance and desease in the previous months and only 20,000 moved to San Antonio to fight the 24,000 (mostly irregulars) Imperial Army under Marshal Santa Anna, and a new brigade from Chihuahua for a total of 27,000.
The result, a succesfull Mexican Victory in San Antonio and the start of the fall of the USA invasion Army.
Glorious victory in San Antonio.
The strategy was to pursue the retreating armies to not let them gain organization and after the initial battle in San Antonio ended on August 30th 1837, all the next battles were victories against the retreating USA armies.
Some of the important battles in Texans against the USA army, some of them also in US soil.
The Imperial army recovered the occupied Texas and started the invasion of the USA, 3 brigades were separated from the main army to move North, to the Utah and Dakota territories, the main army, started to occupy Luissiana.
Capture of the Texan occupied states and battle of Houston.
Retreat of the US army east from Louisiana.
It is March 24th, 1839 and the USA send the first offer of peace, White Peace, this is going to be rejected and we will send our pece offer, HUMILIATE the USA.
In that same date, our colonization of Colorado finished and we decided o Colonize Oregon, and for our big surprise, some Russian families are already there, well, then we will start a race here to see who Colonize Oregon, with the help of an Irregular brigade in Oregon, or chances are bigger than the ones of the Russian Empire.
We continue with the US campaign and our Imperial Army is winning every single battle, always crushing new not organized brigades and have practically Utah, Dakota, Louisiana and the golf cost of the USA occupied.
Then on October 9th, 1839, we received an offer of pece, the USA is accepting the Humiliation and the War is over, a Mexican victory and USA humiliated.
Peace offer from the USA.
That victory over the USA give the Empire a lot of prestige and it is just a matter of time to get into the Great Powers, as after the War, our position is number 7, and finally, on April 8th, 1840, we removed the USA from the Great Powers group to include ourselves.
The Mexican Empire, a World Power in 1840.
After the succesful victory over Texas and the USA, we have another matter that needs attention, the Rebels in the USCA.