Battle of Natividad

Battle of Natividad
Part of the Conquest of California
Mexican–American War

Battle of Natividad historic marker
DateNovember 16, 1846
Location
Rancho La Natividad (modern day Salinas Valley), California
36°46′22″N 121°36′13″W / 36.77278°N 121.60361°W / 36.77278; -121.60361
Result

Mexican Victory[1]

Belligerents
 United States Mexico
Commanders and leaders

United States Charles Burroughs
Bluford K. Thompson[2]

California Republic John C. Fremont		 Manuel de Jesus Castro[3]
Strength

Total: 60[2]

  • 60 Militia
    • Pro U.S. Anglo-Californio Militiamen
  • 10 on Horseback
  • Walla Walla Scouts
  • Lenape Scouts

Total: 90[2]

  • 30 Militia
    • Mexican Californio Militiamen
    • Mexican Militiamen
    • Nuevo Mexico Militiamen
  • 30 Veteran Cavalry
  • 30 Californio Lancers
Casualties and losses

Total: 13-25[2]

  • 4-5 Deaths
  • 9-20 Wounded

Total: 8-10[2]

  • 3 Deaths
  • 5-7 Wounded
Official nameSite of the Battle of Natividad
Reference no.651[4]

The Battle of the Natividad took place on November 16, 1846, in the Salinas Valley, in present-day Monterey County, California, United States, during the California Campaign of the Mexican–American War, between United States organized California militia (the California Battalion) and loyalist Mexican militia.

  1. ^ Monterey County Weekly - Historic, cultural sites could create obstacles to Rancho San Juan project
  2. ^ a b c d e Bancroft, Hubert Howe, History of California Vol. 5 (1846–1848), The History Company, San Francisco, 1886
  3. ^ Hubert Howe Bancroft, History of the Pacific States of North America, Vol. XIV, California Vol.II, 1801–1824, A.L. Bancroft & Co., San Francisco, 1885, pp.753-754, Castro, Manuel de Jesus
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference CHL was invoked but never defined (see the help page).