Battle of La Mesa

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The Battle of La Mesa was the final major land engagement of the Mexican–American War in California, securing U.S. control over the Los Angeles area in January 1847.

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Battle of La Mesa canonical 10

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Battle of the Mesa ⓘ
armedForcesInvolved Californio lancers ⓘ
linked to: Californio militia

U.S. artillery ⓘ
associatedWithTreaty Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo (subsequent peace settlement) ⓘ
belligerent Mexico ⓘ
United States ⓘ
campaignCommanderUS Brigadier General Stephen W. Kearny ⓘ
linked to: Stephen W. Kearny

Commodore Robert F. Stockton ⓘ
casualties Mexican/Californio casualties were relatively small ⓘ
United States casualties were light ⓘ
category Battles involving Mexico ⓘ
Battles involving the United States ⓘ
Battles of the Mexican–American War ⓘ
History of Los Angeles, California ⓘ
combatant California Battalion (U.S.) ⓘ
Californio militia ⓘ
United States Army ⓘ
commander José Antonio Carrillo ⓘ
José María Flores ⓘ
Robert F. Stockton ⓘ
Stephen W. Kearny ⓘ
conflict Mexican–American War ⓘ
countryAtTime Mexico ⓘ
date January 9, 1847 ⓘ
followedBy American occupation of Los Angeles ⓘ
geographicalFeature fought on the La Mesa plain ⓘ
historicalRegion Alta California ⓘ
ledTo unopposed U.S. entry into Los Angeles ⓘ
location Los Angeles County, California ⓘ
linked to: Los Angeles County

near present-day Commerce, California ⓘ
near present-day Vernon, California ⓘ
near Los Angeles River ⓘ
opposingCommanderMexican General José María Flores ⓘ
José Antonio Carrillo ⓘ
outcome Mexican/Californio forces retreated ⓘ
partOf Mexican–American War ⓘ
conquest of California ⓘ
precededBy Battle of Rio San Gabriel ⓘ
regionNow U.S. state of California ⓘ
result U.S. control of Los Angeles area secured ⓘ
United States victory ⓘ
significance final major land engagement of the Mexican–American War in California ⓘ
secured U.S. control over Los Angeles area ⓘ
theater California campaign of the Mexican–American War ⓘ
year 1847 ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

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