. "Mexican victory" . "clash" . "59 captured" . . "Thornton Affair" . "14 killed" . . . . "skirmish" . "attacked American forces" . . . "80" . "Thornton Affair" . "Mexico" . . . . . "first battle was fought" . "Mexican forces attacked" . . "incursion" . . . "6 wounded" . "Texas 1846" . "first skirmish" . "*Start of theMexican–American War" . . . "Thornton's Defeat" . "1 fatally wounded" . . . . "Seth B. Thornton" . "1600" . "1846-04-25" . . . "Thornton Skirmish" . . "attacked U.S. forces" . "repelled" .