Battle of Rio San Gabriel

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The Battle of Rio San Gabriel was an 1847 engagement of the Mexican–American War in which U.S. forces secured a key victory near Los Angeles, helping to establish control over Southern California.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
engagement of the Mexican–American War ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Battle of the San Gabriel River ⓘ
belligerent Mexico ⓘ
United States ⓘ
campaignObjective recapture Los Angeles ⓘ
casualtiesSide Mexican and Californio forces suffered higher casualties than U.S. forces ⓘ
United States forces suffered relatively light casualties ⓘ
category Battles involving Mexico ⓘ
Battles involving the United States ⓘ
Battles of the Mexican–American War ⓘ
History of Los Angeles County, California ⓘ
combatant Californio forces ⓘ
linked to: Californio militia

United States Army ⓘ
United States Navy ⓘ
commander José María Flores ⓘ
Robert F. Stockton ⓘ
Stephen W. Kearny ⓘ
commemoratedBy historical markers in Los Angeles County ⓘ
conflict Mexican–American War ⓘ
countryAtTime Mexico ⓘ
date January 8, 1847 ⓘ
followedBy Battle of La Mesa ⓘ
geographicalFeature took place on the floodplain of the San Gabriel River ⓘ
historicalRegion Mexican Cession area ⓘ
impact contributed to the collapse of organized Mexican resistance in California ⓘ
location Los Angeles County, California ⓘ
linked to: Los Angeles County

Rio San Gabriel ⓘ
linked to: San Gabriel River

near Los Angeles, California ⓘ
militaryBranchInvolved U.S. Army dragoons ⓘ
U.S. Marines ⓘ
U.S. Navy sailors ⓘ
partOf California campaign ⓘ
linked to: California Campaign

conquest of California ⓘ
precededBy Battle of Dominguez Rancho ⓘ
Battle of San Pasqual ⓘ
relatedEvent Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo ⓘ
result United States victory ⓘ
riverCrossed San Gabriel River ⓘ
strategicSignificance helped secure U.S. control over Southern California ⓘ
subsequentControl Los Angeles soon reoccupied by U.S. forces ⓘ
tacticalFeature U.S. forces crossed the river under fire ⓘ
tacticalOutcome Mexican defensive line was forced to withdraw ⓘ
territorialContext Alta California ⓘ
theater Southern California ⓘ
year 1847 ⓘ

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California Campaign → hasPart → Battle of Rio San Gabriel ⓘ
Battle of Los Angeles (1846) → followedBy → Battle of Rio San Gabriel ⓘ
Treaty of Cahuenga → precededBy → Battle of Rio San Gabriel ⓘ
Battle of San Pasqual → relatedEvent → Battle of Rio San Gabriel ⓘ
Battle of Rio San Gabriel → alsoKnownAs → Battle of the San Gabriel River ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Rio San Gabriel
Battle of La Mesa → precededBy → Battle of Rio San Gabriel ⓘ
Andrés Pico → notableEvent → Battle of Rio San Gabriel ⓘ
Siege of Los Angeles → followedBy → Battle of Rio San Gabriel ⓘ
Californio militia → engagedInBattle → Battle of Rio San Gabriel ⓘ
Battle of the Mesa → precededBy → Battle of Rio San Gabriel ⓘ