Opération militaire

Capture of Monterey

1842 · 36.60° N, 121.89° W

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1842
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Opération militaire
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36.60° N, 121.89° W
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1842 military operation

Capture of Monterey

1842 US attack in Mexico

The Capture of Monterey by the United States Navy and Marine Corps occurred in 1842. After hearing false news that war had broken out between the United States and Mexico, the commander of the United States Navy Pacific Squadron Thomas ap Catesby Jones sailed from Lima, Peru with three warships directly to present-day Monterey, California.

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