Battle of La Mesa

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battle military engagement

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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Label	Occurrences
Battle of La Mesa canonical	7

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	battle ⓘ military engagement ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Battle of the Mesa ⓘ
armedForcesInvolved	Californio militia ⓘ surface form: Californio lancers U.S. artillery ⓘ
associatedWithTreaty	Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo ⓘ surface form: Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo (subsequent peace settlement)
belligerent	Mexico ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
campaignCommanderUS	Stephen W. Kearny ⓘ surface form: Brigadier General 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 ⓘ Californian campaign of the Mexican–American War ⓘ surface form: Battles of the Mexican–American War History of Los Angeles, California ⓘ
combatant	California Battalion ⓘ surface form: 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 (Spanish colony) ⓘ surface form: Alta California
ledTo	unopposed U.S. entry into Los Angeles ⓘ
location	Los Angeles County ⓘ surface form: Los Angeles County, California 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	California, United States ⓘ surface form: 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	Californian campaign of the Mexican–American War ⓘ surface form: California campaign of the Mexican–American War
year	1847 ⓘ

Referenced by (7)

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

California Campaign → hasPart → Battle of La Mesa ⓘ

Californian campaign of the Mexican–American War → 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 ⓘ