Conquest of California

The California Campaign (1846−47), colloquially the "Conquest of California" or Conquest of Alta California by the United States, was an initial period of the Mexican–American War that took place in the western part of Mexico's Alta California Department, the present-day state of California. The California Campaign was marked by a series of small battles over 1846 and early 1847.

Conquest of California

The California Campaign (1846−47), colloquially the "Conquest of California" or Conquest of Alta California by the United States, was an initial period of the Mexican–American War that took place in the western part of Mexico's Alta California Department, the present-day state of California. The California Campaign was marked by a series of small battles over 1846 and early 1847.