Event Pacific Coast campaign

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Was the invasion of the Pacific coast of Mexico by the United States of America during the Mexican-American War.

Chronology

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  • March 1847: In 1847, Commodore John D. Sloat ordered Captain John B. Montgomery to seize San Jose del Cabo and San Lucas in Baja California. This was part of the broader US military occupation of California during the Mexican-American War.
  • April 1847: American seize La Paz.
  • November 1847: American Bluejackets and marines landed to occupy Mazatlán, Sinaloa.
  • March 1847: In 1847, Commodore John D. Sloat ordered Captain John B. Montgomery to seize San Jose del Cabo and San Lucas in Baja California. This was part of the broader US military occupation of California during the Mexican-American War.
  • April 1847: American seize La Paz.
  • April 1847: American seize La Paz.
  • January 1848: A landing party from the bark USS Whiton"' under Lieutenant Frederick Chatard, captured the coastal fort of San Blas.
  • November 1847: American Bluejackets and marines landed to occupy Mazatlán, Sinaloa.
  • March 1847: In 1847, Commodore John D. Sloat ordered Captain John B. Montgomery to seize San Jose del Cabo and San Lucas in Baja California. This was part of the broader US military occupation of California during the Mexican-American War.
  • January 1848: A landing party from the bark USS Whiton"' under Lieutenant Frederick Chatard, captured the coastal fort of San Blas.
  • January 1848: A landing party from the bark USS Whiton"' under Lieutenant Frederick Chatard, captured the coastal fort of San Blas.
  • November 1847: American Bluejackets and marines landed to occupy Mazatlán, Sinaloa.
  • November 1847: American Bluejackets and marines landed to occupy Mazatlán, Sinaloa.
  • April 1847: American seize La Paz.
  • January 1848: A landing party from the bark USS Whiton"' under Lieutenant Frederick Chatard, captured the coastal fort of San Blas.
  • March 1847: In 1847, Commodore John D. Sloat ordered Captain John B. Montgomery to seize San Jose del Cabo and San Lucas in Baja California. This was part of the broader US military occupation of California during the Mexican-American War.

Selected Sources

  • Fredriksen, J.C. (2010): Chronology of American Military History - Volume 1, Facts On File, p.370
  • Fredriksen, J.C. (2010): Chronology of American Military History - Volume 1, Facts On File, p.376