Californian campaign of the Mexican–American War

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military campaign theatre of war

The Californian campaign of the Mexican–American War was the series of military operations in 1846–1847 through which United States forces seized control of Mexican Alta California, paving the way for California’s eventual annexation.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	military campaign → theatre of war →
aim	seizure of Mexican Alta California by the United States →
alsoKnownAs	California campaign of the Mexican–American War → California theater of the Mexican–American War →
belligerent	California Battalion → Californio militia → Mexican Army → United States Army → United States Marine Corps → United States Navy →
commander	Andrés Pico NERFINISHED → John C. Frémont → José María Flores NERFINISHED → Robert F. Stockton NERFINISHED → Stephen W. Kearny →
conflict	Mexican–American War →
consequence	end of Mexican governance in Alta California → paving the way for U.S. annexation of California →
countryInvolved	Mexico NERFINISHED → United States →
endedBy	Treaty of Cahuenga →
endTime	1847 →
followedBy	annexation of California by the United States →
hasPart	Battle of La Mesa → Battle of Monterey (1846) → Battle of Rio San Gabriel → Battle of San Pasqual → Bear Flag Revolt → Siege of Los Angeles → recapture of Los Angeles →
historicalPeriod	19th century →
location	Alta California → California →
partOf	Mexican–American War →
precededBy	outbreak of the Mexican–American War →
relatedTo	Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo →
result	U.S. control of Alta California → United States victory →
significantEvent	Treaty of Cahuenga → occupation of Los Angeles by U.S. forces → occupation of Monterey by U.S. naval forces → raising of the Bear Flag at Sonoma →
startTime	1846 →
theatre	Pacific Coast theatre of the Mexican–American War →

Referenced by (8)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Californian campaign of the Mexican–American War ("California campaign of the Mexican–American War") → Californian campaign of the Mexican–American War ("California theater of the Mexican–American War") →	alsoKnownAs
Bennet C. Riley ("Mexican–American War, California campaign") →	conflict
California Campaign ("Capture of Yerba Buena (San Francisco) (1846)") →	hasPart
Stephen W. Kearny ("United States conquest of California") →	hasPartIn
Mexican Alta California →	militaryConflict
California Campaign ("Pacific Coast theater of the Mexican–American War") →	theaterOfOperations
Californian campaign of the Mexican–American War ("Pacific Coast theatre of the Mexican–American War") →	theatre