La Mesa, Battle of, Calif., 1847
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Name (Latin)
La Mesa, Battle of, Calif., 1847
Other forms of name
Los Angeles, Battle of, Calif., 1847
San Gabriel, Battle of, Calif., 1847
Coordinates
-118.2048222 -118.2048222 34.00240278 34.00240278 (gooearth )
See Also From tracing topical name
Mexican War, 1846-1848 Campaigns California
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Other Identifiers
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Q2885397
Library of congress:
sh2017004089
Sources of Information
- Work cat.: Kearny, S. Commemorating the passage of the Rio San Gabriel and the battle of Los Angeles, 1947(Sketch of the Battle of Los Angeles by Lieutenant Emory)
- La Mesa Battlefield served as a campsite for the California forces under General Castro in the summer of 1846, during the United States' occupation of California in the Mexican War. The battle of La Mesa, last military encounter of the war on the California front, was fought here January 9, 1847. Location: City: Vernon, County: Los Angeles ( (California Office of Historic Preservation website, Aug. 3, 2017) )
- Dictionary of battles and sieges, 2007:La Mesa, 1847, American-Mexican War (see San Gabriel, California) Los Angeles, California, 1847, American-Mexican War (see San Gabriel, California) San Gabriel, California (8-9 January 1847, American-Mexican War; fought northeast of Los Angeles at the San Gabriel; Spanish-Californian forces fell back and were beaten again the next day on the plain of La Mesa; American forces reentered Los Angeles)
- World book encyclopedia, 2010:Mexican War (In January 1847, U.S. troops won the Battle of San Gabriel near Los Angeles)
- Academic American encyclopedia, 1997:Mexican War (Kearny defeated a rebel band near Los Angeles on the San Gabriel River on Jan 8-9, 1847)
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Battle of La Mesa map
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Wikipedia description:
The Battle of La Mesa (also known as the Battle of Los Angeles) was the final battle of the California Campaign during the Mexican–American War, occurring on January 9, 1847, in present-day Vernon, California, the day after the Battle of Rio San Gabriel. The battle was a victory for the United States Army under Commodore Robert F. Stockton and General Stephen Watts Kearny.
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