✦ History

Part of Mexican-American War

Conquest of California

June 15, 1846 – January 13, 1847 · Alta California

Result American victory; Treaty of Cahuenga

US forces and the short-lived California Republic took Alta California from Mexico in the Mexican–American War, ending with the Treaty of Cahuenga.

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United States

Mexico

United States
Mexico
Earl Van Dorn military commander Stephen W. Kearny military commander Archibald H. Gillespie military commander Robert F. Stockton military commander John C. Frémont military commander
José Castro military commander José María Flores military commander

Strength and losses

Killed
c. 35–40
Wounded
c. 53–64
Missing
25
Casualties
64–75
Killed
10–15
Wounded
50–55
Captured
4–5

Units

Army of the West California Battalion Mormon Battalion Pacific Squadron

Battles 1

Before and after

Ended by
Treaty of Cahuenga January 13, 1847

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