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Fremont's California Campaign and Independence Claim
Secretary of War endorses John C Fremont’s conduct in California 1846. Fremont, with 62 men, pursued Castro from Sonoma through hostile terrain, defended American settlers, captured Mexican forces, and established U S control of California, culminating in the capture of Los Angeles and extension of U S governance.
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