Battle of Dominguez Rancho information

Battle of Dominguez Rancho
	Part of Conquest of California ; during the Mexican–American War
Date	8 October - 9 October 1846
Location	Rancho San Pedro, Alta California; (near modern-day Compton and Rancho Dominguez, California, U.S.)33°52′1″N 118°13′3″W / 33.86694°N 118.21750°W
Result	Mexican and Californio victory Americans retreat to San Pedro Bay and flee to Monterey on the USS Savannah; Mexicans hold Pueblo de Los Angeles until Americans return in January 1847;
Belligerents
United States	Mexico;
Commanders and leaders
William Mervine	José Antonio Carrillo; José María Flores
Strength
Total: 379 285 U.S. Marines;	Total: 90 Militia 50 lancers; 1 swivel cannon;
Casualties and losses
Total: 22 10 total deaths 4 U.S. Marines died during Battle; 6 additional U.S. Marines die from wounds; American troops buried on Deadman's Island; ; 12 wounded;	Total: 0 No casualties;

Mexican–American War:
Conquest of California

45km
30miles

Cahuenga Pass

7

La Mesa

6

Río San Gabriel

5

San Pasqual

4

Dominguez Rancho

3

Chino

2

Los Angeles

1

current battle

Mexican Victory

United States Victory

The Battle of Dominguez Rancho, or the Battle of the Old Woman's Gun,^[4] was a military engagement of the Mexican–American War that took place on October 8–9, 1846, within Manuel Dominguez's 75,000 acre Rancho San Pedro. Captain José Antonio Carrillo, leading fifty California troops, successfully held off an invasion of Pueblo de Los Angeles by some 300 United States Marines, capturing for the first time in the few instances of U.S. history the U.S. Colors upon the battlefield,^[5] while under the command of US Navy Captain William Mervine, who was attempting to recapture the town after the Siege of Los Angeles. By strategically running horses across the dusty Dominguez Hills, while transporting their single small cannon to various sites, Carrillo and his troops convinced the Americans they had encountered a large enemy force. Faced with heavy casualties and the superior fighting skills displayed by the Californios, the remaining Marines were forced to retreat to their ships docked in San Pedro Bay.

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^ Coronel, Antonio, edited by Doyce B. Nunis, Jr. (1994) p. 41. "Tales of Mexican California." Bellerophon Books, 122 Helena St., Santa Barbara, CA 931101.

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[5] Coronel, Antonio, edited by Doyce B. Nunis, Jr. (1994) p. 41. "Tales of Mexican California." Bellerophon Books, 122 Helena St., Santa Barbara, CA 931101.

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