Capture of Monterey

Capture of Monterey
Commodore Jones' flagship USS United States
Date October 19–20, 1842 Location Monterey, Alta California, Centralist Mexico (now Monterey, California, U.S.) Result Mexican victory Status quo ante bellum Americans leave the city after hearing war did not break out
Belligerents
United States	Mexico
Commanders and leaders
Thomas Jones	Manuel Micheltorena
Strength
Land: 50 Marines 100 Sailors Sea: 1 frigate 2 sloops-of-war	58 Soldiers 1 fort
Casualties and losses
None	None 1 fort captured

The Capture of Monterey by the United States Navy and Marine Corps occurred in 1842. After hearing false news that war had broken out between the United States and Mexico, the commander of the United States Navy Pacific Squadron Thomas ap Catesby Jones sailed from Lima, Peru with three warships to Monterey, California, the capital of Alta California. The Americans' objective was to take control of the capital city before a suspected British cession could be achieved.