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Fremont and the California conquest in 1846
The account traces Captain Fremont and his small force allying with Commodore Stockton to seize California from Mexican control. It covers the May to August 1846 campaign, capture of Sonoma and Santa Clara, pursuit of Castro, and the rapid occupation of Los Angeles, with the transfer of governorship and the broader war context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mae Tn Naa
Heath
Colabel
Fremont
Hendre Castro
Lolone Fremont
Oregon
United States
Ashers
Tiaath Lake
Oregon Territory
Castro
Bay
San Francisco
California
Mexico
Sonoma
Sacramento
Fellin
de la Torre
Aang
Santa Clara
Strata Clara
Dad de Los Angeles
City of
Fon
Angus
de Mesa
Sonora
Californias
Mexia
Congress
Gelided Jip