Conquest of California
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The Conquest of California, also known as the Conquest of Alta California or the California Campaign, was a military campaign during the Mexican–American War carried out by the United States in Alta C
Battle of Río San Gabriel
San Pasqual
General Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo reviewing his troops in Sonoma, 1846
The Bear Flag of California, first raised during the Bear Flag Revolt
California Republic
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The California Republic, commonly known as the Bear Flag Republic, was a short-lived unrecognized breakaway state from Mexico, that existed from June 14 to July 9, 1846. It militarily controlled an ar
Conquest of California
…Nevada range in December 1845. They reached the Oregon Territory by May 1846, when Frémont received word that war was imminent. On June 14, 1846, the Bear Flag Revolt occurred when some 30 rebels, mostly American pioneers, staged a revolt in response to government threats of expulsion and seized the small Mexican…
1860 romanticized depiction of the Bear Flag Revolt
Pío Pico, the last Mexican Governor of Alta California
President James K. Polk favored annexation of California
U.S. Army captain John C. Frémont encouraged the revolt