John D. Sloat

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United States Navy officer human military officer

John D. Sloat was a U.S. Navy officer who played a key role in the American conquest of California during the Mexican–American War, including the seizure of Monterey in 1846.

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John D. Sloat canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States Navy officer ⓘ
human ⓘ
military officer ⓘ
allegiance United States of America ⓘ
burialPlace Green-Wood Cemetery ⓘ
causeOfDeath natural causes ⓘ
commemoratedBy monuments and historical markers in Monterey, California ⓘ
place names in California ⓘ
conflict Mexican–American War ⓘ
countryOfBirth United States of America ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1781-07-26 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1867-11-28 ⓘ
era 19th century ⓘ
ethnicGroup European American ⓘ
familyName Sloat ⓘ
givenName John ⓘ
hasPartInHistory California annexation by the United States ⓘ
surface form: U.S. annexation of California

United States expansion to the Pacific coast ⓘ
languageSpoken English ⓘ
militaryBranch United States Navy ⓘ
militaryRank commodore ⓘ
militaryService served in the U.S. Navy during the War of 1812 ⓘ
notableAction proclaimed California to be part of the United States in 1846 ⓘ
notableEvent raised the American flag over Monterey, California on July 7, 1846 ⓘ
notableFor early U.S. naval presence in the Pacific ⓘ
role in the American conquest of California ⓘ
seizure of Monterey, California in 1846 ⓘ
occupation military leader ⓘ
naval officer ⓘ
placeOfBirth Sloat, New York ⓘ
placeOfDeath New Brighton, Staten Island, New York ⓘ
positionHeld Commander-in-Chief of the U.S. Pacific Squadron ⓘ
residence New York ⓘ
sexOrGender male ⓘ
stateOfBurial New York ⓘ
theaterOfOperations California, United States ⓘ
surface form: California

Pacific Ocean ⓘ

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California Campaign → commander → John D. Sloat ⓘ
Military Governor of California → firstHolder → John D. Sloat ⓘ
Military Governor of California → notableOfficeholder → John D. Sloat ⓘ
Capture of Monterey (1846) → commander → John D. Sloat ⓘ