Battle of Los Angeles (1846)

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battle engagement of the Mexican–American War

The Battle of Los Angeles (1846) was a minor engagement of the Mexican–American War in which Californio forces temporarily drove U.S. troops from the town of Los Angeles.

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All labels observed (8)

Label	Occurrences
Battle of Dominguez Rancho	5
Battle of Los Angeles	1
Battle of Los Angeles (1846) canonical	1
Capture of Los Angeles (1846)	1
First Battle of Los Angeles	1
Los Angeles Uprising of 1846	1
Siege of Los Angeles (1846)	1
Siege of Los Angeles (1846–1847)	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2551368 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

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Target entity: Battle of Los Angeles (1846)
Context triple: [California Campaign, hasPart, Battle of Los Angeles (1846)]

A. Battle of Palo Alto
The Battle of Palo Alto was the opening major engagement of the Mexican–American War, fought on May 8, 1846, near present-day Brownsville, Texas, where U.S. forces under General Zachary Taylor used superior artillery to repel a larger Mexican army.
B. Californian campaign of the Mexican–American War
The Californian campaign of the Mexican–American War was the series of military operations in 1846–1847 through which United States forces seized control of Mexican Alta California, paving the way for California’s eventual annexation.
C. Battle of Buena Vista
The Battle of Buena Vista was a pivotal 1847 engagement in northern Mexico during the Mexican–American War, where U.S. forces under General Zachary Taylor repelled a much larger Mexican army led by General Antonio López de Santa Anna.
D. Battle of Apache Pass
The Battle of Apache Pass was a key 1862 engagement in Arizona Territory between U.S. forces and Apache warriors that marked a turning point in the Apache Wars of the American Southwest.
E. Battle of Camino Real
The Battle of Camino Real was a significant military engagement during Ecuador’s struggle to break free from Spanish colonial rule in the early 19th century.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Battle of Los Angeles (1846)
Target entity description: The Battle of Los Angeles (1846) was a minor engagement of the Mexican–American War in which Californio forces temporarily drove U.S. troops from the town of Los Angeles.

A. Battle of Palo Alto
The Battle of Palo Alto was the opening major engagement of the Mexican–American War, fought on May 8, 1846, near present-day Brownsville, Texas, where U.S. forces under General Zachary Taylor used superior artillery to repel a larger Mexican army.
B. Californian campaign of the Mexican–American War
The Californian campaign of the Mexican–American War was the series of military operations in 1846–1847 through which United States forces seized control of Mexican Alta California, paving the way for California’s eventual annexation.
C. Battle of Buena Vista
The Battle of Buena Vista was a pivotal 1847 engagement in northern Mexico during the Mexican–American War, where U.S. forces under General Zachary Taylor repelled a much larger Mexican army led by General Antonio López de Santa Anna.
D. Battle of Apache Pass
The Battle of Apache Pass was a key 1862 engagement in Arizona Territory between U.S. forces and Apache warriors that marked a turning point in the Apache Wars of the American Southwest.
E. Battle of Camino Real
The Battle of Camino Real was a significant military engagement during Ecuador’s struggle to break free from Spanish colonial rule in the early 19th century.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (43)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	battle ⓘ engagement of the Mexican–American War ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Siege of Los Angeles (1846) ⓘ linked to: Battle of Los Angeles (1846)
belligerent	Californio forces ⓘ United States forces ⓘ linked to: United States Armed Forces
category	1846 in California ⓘ Battles involving Mexico ⓘ Battles involving the United States ⓘ History of Los Angeles ⓘ Mexican California ⓘ linked to: Mexican Alta California
cause	Californio resistance to U.S. military rule in Los Angeles ⓘ
combatant	Californio militia ⓘ United States Marines ⓘ linked to: United States Marine Corps United States Navy landing party ⓘ
commander	Archibald H. Gillespie ⓘ José Antonio Carrillo ⓘ José María Flores ⓘ
conflict	Mexican–American War ⓘ
conflictType	urban engagement ⓘ
countryAtTime	Mexico ⓘ
date	1846-09-22 ⓘ
endDate	1846-09-23 ⓘ
followedBy	Battle of Dominguez Rancho ⓘ linked to: Battle of Los Angeles (1846) Battle of La Mesa ⓘ Battle of Rio San Gabriel ⓘ
hasPlace	Pueblo de Los Ángeles ⓘ
historicalRegion	Mexican Alta California ⓘ
location	Alta California ⓘ linked to: Mexican Alta California Los Angeles ⓘ
notableFor	Californio uprising against U.S. occupation in Los Angeles ⓘ
outcomeDetail	U.S. garrison withdrew from Los Angeles to the coast ⓘ
partOf	Mexican–American War ⓘ
precededBy	occupation of Los Angeles by U.S. forces in August 1846 ⓘ
result	Californio victory ⓘ temporary expulsion of U.S. troops from Los Angeles ⓘ
sideCalifornioObjective	expel U.S. garrison from Los Angeles ⓘ
sideUSObjective	maintain control of Los Angeles ⓘ
startDate	1846-09-22 ⓘ
strengthCalifornio	about 300 men ⓘ
strengthUnitedStates	about 50 men ⓘ
temporalContext	early phase of the Mexican–American War in California ⓘ
theater	California campaign of the Mexican–American War ⓘ linked to: Californian campaign of the Mexican–American War
year	1846 ⓘ

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