Capture of Monterey
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 Pacific Squadron Thomas ap Catesby Jones sailed from Lima, Peru with three warships to Monterey, California. The Americans' objective was to take control of the capital city before a suspected British cession could be achieved.
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Capture of Monterey
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 Pacific Squadron Thomas ap Catesby Jones sailed from Lima, Peru with three warships to Monterey, California. The Americans' objective was to take control of the capital city before a suspected British cession could be achieved.
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A Captura de Monterey por forç ...... itânica poderia ser alcançada.
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La prise de Monterey est une a ...... alors espagnole, de Monterey.
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The Capture of Monterey by the ...... ish cession could be achieved.
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American victory
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Commodore Jones' flagship USS United. .
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A Captura de Monterey por forç ...... itânica poderia ser alcançada.
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La prise de Monterey est une a ...... alors espagnole, de Monterey.
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The Capture of Monterey by the ...... ish cession could be achieved.
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Captura de Monterey
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Capture of Monterey
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Prise de Monterey
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