Battle of La Mesa

Battle of La Mesa
Part of the Mexican-American War
Date January 9, 1847 Location Vernon, California Result American victory
Belligerents
United States of America	Mexico Californios
Commanders
Robert F. Stockton Stephen Watts Kearny	José Mariá Flores
Strength
U.S. naval and army forces 457 sailors, marines and dragoons	Californios 20 dragoons 40 soldiers
Casualties and losses
1 killed, 5 wounded	15 killed, 25 wounded

v • d • e Mexican-American War Thornton Affair – Fort Texas – Palo Alto – Resaca de la Palma – Monterey – Cañoncito – Santa Fe – Monterrey – 1st Tabasco – Siege of Los Angeles – Battle of Dominguez Rancho – Natividad – San Pasqual – El Brazito – Rio San Gabriel – La Mesa – Cañada – Mora – Embudo Pass – Pueblo de Taos – Buena Vista – Sacramento – Veracruz – Cerro Gordo – Tuxpan – 2nd Tabasco – Contreras – Churubusco – Molino del Rey – Chapultepec – Mexico City – Huamantla – Puebla–Santa Cruz de Rosales

The Battle of La Mesa occurred on January 9, 1847, in present-day Vernon, California, the day after the Battle of Rio San Gabriel. At La Mesa, the outgunned and vastly outnumbered Californios killed one American and wounded five others in the force commanded jointly by Commodore Robert F. Stockton and General Stephen Watts Kearny. The American force was largely on foot but had rifles, while the Californios fought on horseback with only lances. In the battle, the Californios suffered 15 dead and 25 wounded. After a day of charging and outflanking the American soldiers, the Californios fell back in exhaustion and camped at present-day Pasadena, ceding Los Angeles to Stockton's forces.

The battle was the last armed resistance to the American advance in California, and General José Mariá Flores returned to Mexico. The conquest and annexation of Alta California was settled with the signing of the Treaty of Cahuenga by US Army Lieutenant-Colonel John C. Frémont and Californio General Andres Pico on January 13, 1847.

See also

• List of conflicts in the United States
• Battles of the Mexican-American War

References

Bancroft, Hubert Howe (1882). The Works of Hubert Howe Bancroft. San Francisco: A.L. Bancroft & Co. ISBN 2539133.

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