BATTLE OF THE RIO SAN GABRIEL MEMORIAL
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Listing Details
Type of Memorial: Plaques On Stone
Year Dedicated: 1944
Access: Public
Wars Commemorated: MEXICAN-AMERICAN WAR
Photograph By: RICHARD E. MILLER
Submitted By: COURTESY OF HMdb.org
BATTLE OF RIO SAN GABRIEL BETWEEN AMERICAN FORCES LEAD BY CAPT. STOCKON U.S. NAVY AND BRIG. GEN. KEARNEY AND MEXICANS LEAD BY GEN. JOSE MARIA FLORES.THE BATTLE LASTED AN HOUR AND A HALF, AND WAS DECISIVE IN THE CAMPAIGN FOR CONTROL OF LOS ANGELES AND ALTA CALIFORNIA BY THE AMERICANS.
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