Battle of Monterey

When

7 Jul 1846

Kind

Battle

Coordinates

36.61° N, 121.90° W

Description

1846 battle in California

1846 battle of the Mexican-American War

The Battle of Monterey refers to the United States' unopposed capture of present-day Monterey, California from Mexico on 7 July 1846, during the Mexican–American War (1846–1848). Until then, the town was part of Mexico's subdivision named the Department of the Californias.

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• Wikidata: battles and siegesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Mexican–American War: Battle of Monterey – Acting on instructions from Washington, D.C.”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Spanish), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “En la intervención estadounidense en México, campaña de Alta California, con la toma por el comodoro John D. Sloat de Monterrey el 7 de julio”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page

• Mexican-American25 Apr 1846 · Interstate war · Deaths 19,283