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General Zachary Taylor led the main U.S. force to quick victories in northeastern Mexico. At that juncture the government of Mexican president Mariano Paredes y Arrillaga was overthrown, and Santa Anna reemerged as president in September 1846.
President Polk, unhappy with the stalled progress, diverted a portion of Taylor s army to Winfield Scott, who was assigned the task of taking Mexico City. Despite his reduced force, Taylor defeated General Antonio L pez de Santa Anna at the Battle of Buena Vista in February 1847, and immediately became a national hero.