Early military operation of the Mexican–American War where the United States was able to occupy and eventually annex Alta California. It began on 15 June 1846 and lasted until 13 January 1847 (about 7 months). The setting was Alta California. It was part of the Mexican-American War. Those involved included the United States, the Centralist Republic of Mexico and the California Republic.
Before and after
- from 1846 to 1871California Genocide
- 5 January 1846Birth of Rudolf Christoph Eucken
- from 24 April 1846 to 2 February 1848Mexican-American War
- 5 May 1846Birth of Henryk Sienkiewicz
- from 15 June 1846 to 13 January 1847Conquest of California
- 10 August 1846Founding of Smithsonian Institution
- 23 September 1846Discovery of Neptune
- 10 October 1846Discovery of Triton
- 1847Construction of Carlsberg Group
More in Wars, politics & history
- from 18 June 1812 to 18 February 1815War of 1812
- from 19 July 1870 to 28 January 1871Franco-Prussian War
- from 18 March 1871 to 28 May 1871Paris Commune
- from 1885 to 1914Scramble for Africa
- from 25 April 1898 to 11 August 1898Spanish–American War
- from 8 February 1904 to 5 September 1905Russo-Japanese War
The era
This moment belongs to the Industrial era (1760 CE to 1914 CE), steam, factories and revolutions. You can also browse everything in the 19th century.