Battle of La Mesa

Battle of La Mesa
Part of the Conquest of California during the Mexican–American War
DateJanuary 9, 1847
Location
Rancho San Antonio,
Alta California, Mexico

(battlefields now parts of)
Los Angeles River
Modern Cities:

Vernon,CA
34°0′8.65″N 118°12′17.36″W / 34.0024028°N 118.2048222°W / 34.0024028; -118.2048222
Result American victory
Belligerents
 United States Mexico
Commanders and leaders
Robert F. Stockton
Stephen Watts Kearny		 José María Flores
Strength
607[1]: 192  300
Casualties and losses
1 killed
5 wounded[1]: 192 		 1 killed
20+ wounded[1]: 192 
Official nameLa Mesa Battlefield
Reference no.167[2]

The Battle of La Mesa (also known as the Battle of Los Angeles) was the final battle of the California Campaign during the Mexican–American War, occurring on January 9, 1847, in present-day Vernon, California, the day after the Battle of Rio San Gabriel.[3] The battle was a victory for the United States Army under Commodore Robert F. Stockton and General Stephen Watts Kearny.

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  3. ^ Hubert Howe Bancroft (1886). History of California, 1846–1848. Vol. XXII. History Company. p. 395.