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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Label	Occurrences
California campaign of the Mexican–American War	4
Pacific Coast theater of the Mexican–American War	4
U.S. conquest of California	2
Battles of the Mexican–American War	1
California Campaign (Mexican–American War)	1
California theater of the Mexican–American War	1
Californian campaign of the Mexican–American War canonical	1
Capture of Los Angeles (1847)	1
Capture of Yerba Buena (San Francisco) (1846)	1
Conquest of California	1
Mexican–American War (California theater)	1
Mexican–American War, California campaign	1
Pacific Coast campaign of the Mexican–American War	1
Pacific Coast theatre of the Mexican–American War	1
U.S. Army in the Mexican–American War	1
U.S. occupation of California	1
United States conquest of California	1
Western theater of the Mexican–American War	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T802126 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Californian campaign of the Mexican–American War
Context triple: [Mexican Alta California, militaryConflict, Californian campaign of the Mexican–American War]

A. New Mexico Campaign
The New Mexico Campaign was a U.S. military operation during the Mexican–American War aimed at seizing control of the New Mexico Territory from Mexican authority.
B. Battle of Palo Alto
The Battle of Palo Alto was the opening major engagement of the Mexican–American War, fought on May 8, 1846, near present-day Brownsville, Texas, where U.S. forces under General Zachary Taylor used superior artillery to repel a larger Mexican army.
C. Battle of Buena Vista
The Battle of Buena Vista was a pivotal 1847 engagement in northern Mexico during the Mexican–American War, where U.S. forces under General Zachary Taylor repelled a much larger Mexican army led by General Antonio López de Santa Anna.
D. Battle of Monterrey
The Battle of Monterrey was a key 1846 engagement in the Mexican–American War in which U.S. forces captured the strategically important city of Monterrey after intense urban combat and negotiations for surrender.
E. Battle of Cerro Gordo
The Battle of Cerro Gordo was a pivotal 1847 engagement in which U.S. forces under General Winfield Scott outflanked and decisively defeated Mexican troops defending the road to Mexico City.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Californian campaign of the Mexican–American War
Target entity description: 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.

A. New Mexico Campaign
The New Mexico Campaign was a U.S. military operation during the Mexican–American War aimed at seizing control of the New Mexico Territory from Mexican authority.
B. Battle of Palo Alto
The Battle of Palo Alto was the opening major engagement of the Mexican–American War, fought on May 8, 1846, near present-day Brownsville, Texas, where U.S. forces under General Zachary Taylor used superior artillery to repel a larger Mexican army.
C. Battle of Buena Vista
The Battle of Buena Vista was a pivotal 1847 engagement in northern Mexico during the Mexican–American War, where U.S. forces under General Zachary Taylor repelled a much larger Mexican army led by General Antonio López de Santa Anna.
D. Battle of Monterrey
The Battle of Monterrey was a key 1846 engagement in the Mexican–American War in which U.S. forces captured the strategically important city of Monterrey after intense urban combat and negotiations for surrender.
E. Battle of Cerro Gordo
The Battle of Cerro Gordo was a pivotal 1847 engagement in which U.S. forces under General Winfield Scott outflanked and decisively defeated Mexican troops defending the road to Mexico City.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	military campaign ⓘ theatre of war ⓘ
aim	seizure of Mexican Alta California by the United States ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Californian campaign of the Mexican–American War ⓘ surface form: California campaign of the Mexican–American War Californian campaign of the Mexican–American War ⓘ surface form: California theater of the Mexican–American War
belligerent	California Battalion ⓘ Californio militia ⓘ Armed Forces of Mexico ⓘ surface form: Mexican Army United States Army ⓘ United States Marine Corps ⓘ United States Navy ⓘ
commander	Andrés Pico ⓘ John C. Frémont ⓘ José María Flores ⓘ Robert F. Stockton ⓘ 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 ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
endedBy	Treaty of Cahuenga ⓘ
endTime	1847 ⓘ
followedBy	annexation of California by the United States ⓘ
hasPart	Battle of La Mesa ⓘ Capture of Monterey (1846) ⓘ surface form: 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	Mexican Alta California ⓘ surface form: Alta California California, United States ⓘ surface form: 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	Californian campaign of the Mexican–American War self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Pacific Coast theatre of the Mexican–American War

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Referenced by (25)

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

Mexican Alta California → militaryConflict → Californian campaign of the Mexican–American War ⓘ

military governor Bennet C. Riley → conflict → Californian campaign of the Mexican–American War ⓘ

subject surface form: Bennet C. Riley

this entity surface form: Mexican–American War, California campaign

California Campaign → hasPart → Californian campaign of the Mexican–American War ⓘ

this entity surface form: Capture of Yerba Buena (San Francisco) (1846)

California Campaign → theaterOfOperations → Californian campaign of the Mexican–American War ⓘ

this entity surface form: Pacific Coast theater of the Mexican–American War

Stephen W. Kearny → hasPartIn → Californian campaign of the Mexican–American War ⓘ

this entity surface form: United States conquest of California

Californian campaign of the Mexican–American War → theatre → Californian campaign of the Mexican–American War self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Pacific Coast theatre of the Mexican–American War

Californian campaign of the Mexican–American War → alsoKnownAs → Californian campaign of the Mexican–American War ⓘ

this entity surface form: California campaign of the Mexican–American War

Californian campaign of the Mexican–American War → alsoKnownAs → Californian campaign of the Mexican–American War ⓘ

this entity surface form: California theater of the Mexican–American War

U.S. Navy Pacific Squadron operations in California → partOf → Californian campaign of the Mexican–American War ⓘ

this entity surface form: Pacific Coast campaign of the Mexican–American War

Capture of Monterey (1846) → theater → Californian campaign of the Mexican–American War ⓘ

this entity surface form: Pacific Coast theater of the Mexican–American War

Capture of Monterey (1846) → relatedEvent → Californian campaign of the Mexican–American War ⓘ

this entity surface form: Conquest of California

Battle of Los Angeles (1846) → theater → Californian campaign of the Mexican–American War ⓘ

this entity surface form: California campaign of the Mexican–American War

Treaty of Cahuenga → partOf → Californian campaign of the Mexican–American War ⓘ

this entity surface form: U.S. conquest of California

Pío Pico → participantIn → Californian campaign of the Mexican–American War ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mexican–American War (California theater)

California Battalion → subordinateTo → Californian campaign of the Mexican–American War ⓘ

this entity surface form: U.S. Army in the Mexican–American War

California Battalion → engagedIn → Californian campaign of the Mexican–American War ⓘ

this entity surface form: California Campaign (Mexican–American War)

California Battalion → participatedIn → Californian campaign of the Mexican–American War ⓘ

this entity surface form: U.S. occupation of California

Battle of San Pasqual → partOf → Californian campaign of the Mexican–American War ⓘ

this entity surface form: California campaign of the Mexican–American War

Battle of San Pasqual → theater → Californian campaign of the Mexican–American War ⓘ

this entity surface form: Pacific Coast theater of the Mexican–American War

Battle of San Pasqual → partOf → Californian campaign of the Mexican–American War ⓘ

this entity surface form: U.S. conquest of California

Battle of San Pasqual → relatedEvent → Californian campaign of the Mexican–American War ⓘ

this entity surface form: Capture of Los Angeles (1847)

Battle of La Mesa → theater → Californian campaign of the Mexican–American War ⓘ

this entity surface form: California campaign of the Mexican–American War

Battle of La Mesa → category → Californian campaign of the Mexican–American War ⓘ

this entity surface form: Battles of the Mexican–American War

Army of the West → theaterOfOperations → Californian campaign of the Mexican–American War ⓘ

this entity surface form: Western theater of the Mexican–American War

Northern Mexico theater of the Mexican–American War → relatedTheater → Californian campaign of the Mexican–American War ⓘ

this entity surface form: Pacific Coast theater of the Mexican–American War

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