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Fremont in California 1646 The Skein of War and Horse Convoys
In May 1646 Captain Fremont and Lt Gillespie move through the Sacramento valley as Spanish and Mexican forces react to rumors of American invasion. Fremont requisitions supplies from Yerba Buena and stocks up for expected conflict, while Castro plans to move horses and fortify Bear River Pass to expel settlers from the valley. Knight's Landing serves as a key ferrying point as cadres and rancheros discuss annexation options and alignment with foreign powers. The narrative blends settler action with Mexican military maneuvers as Fremont presses north toward Sutter's Fort and camps near the Maysville Buttes.
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John Sandoval
Fremont
Gillespie
Sacramento Valley
Radding
Portsmouth
San Francisco Bay
Yerba Buena
Montgomery
Oregon
Jose Castro
San Juan Baptista
Larkin
Sutter's Fort
Firemont's
Buttes
William B. Ide
Sacramento
Rancho
Knight’s Landing
California
Caesar
San Juan
Gavilan Peak
Santa Clara Mission
Satter's Fork
Santa Clara
Casita
San Rafael
Marin County
San Jose Mission
Castro
Francisco de Arce
Sonoma
Mariano Vallejo
Sacramento River
Knight's Landing
Sutter
Knight's Ferry
Stanislaus
Arce
William Knight
Feather
Yuba
Yuba City
Remont
Bultes
Wey
Great Britain
France
United States
Mexico
Pio Pica
England
Sacramento Valey