Talk:Mexican-American War

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 Definition:  (1846-1848) War between Mexico and the U.S. resulting in the U.S. annexation of Texas, California and New Mexico, and a training ground for young military officers from West Point who would face each other during the American Civil War. An estimated 25,000 Mexican and 15,000 American soldiers died, more often from disease than battlefield injuries. [d] [e]
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I just happened to be looking at this article, and it struck me that it needs a great many more links. There are many perfectly relevant names, terms, etc., that could be linked, but aren't. For example: Texas; Mexico; war; peace treaty; annexation; independent republican Texas (i.e., the Republic of Texas); and that's just a casual glance at the first two paragraphs. One of the great advantages of CZ's being in a wiki form is that it allows one to quickly and easily pass from one topic to another, but without copious links, this can't happen. I am not at all in favor of links that are too common or irrelevant; for example, it would be silly to link "fought" in the first sentence to fighting, or "$15 million" to U.S. dollar. But linking to "war" in an article about a war is an excellent idea. And if that's an excellent idea, all the other links are recommendable, as well. --Larry Sanger 22:13, 19 February 2008 (CST)

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