Battle of Dominguez Rancho

The Battle of Dominguez Rancho, or the Battle of the Old Woman's Gun, was a military engagement of the Mexican–American War that took place on October 8–9, 1846, within Manuel Dominguez's 75,000-acre (30,000 ha) 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, 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 fooled the Americans into thinking 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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1846  Wikidata
battle, United States, United States, 

SM UB-88, USS Iowa, 

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Location: 33.77, -118.32, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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1847 Battle of La Mesa

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Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	1846	Battle of Dominguez Rancho	United States, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1847	Battle of La Mesa	United States, battle	Wikidata
object	watercraft		Johanna Smith	schooner, cargo ship	Wikidata
object	watercraft		SM UB-88	Type UB III submarine, U-boat	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Los Angeles	Baltimore-class cruiser, heavy cruiser	Wikidata
organisation	arms industry	1932	Hughes Aircraft Company	arms industry, aerospace manufacturer, aerospace industry	Wikidata
organisation	arms industry	1939	Northrop	arms industry, aerospace manufacturer, business, aerospace industry	Wikidata
organisation	factory	1941	California Shipbuilding Corporation	shipyard, shipbuilding, ship repair	Wikidata
organisation	shipbuilding		Hodgson-Greene-Haldeman Shipbuilders	shipbuilding, business	Wikidata
organisation	shipbuilding	1896	Fellows & Stewart	shipbuilding, business	Wikidata
organisation	shipbuilding	1917	Todd Pacific Shipyards, Los Angeles Division	division, shipbuilding, company	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort MacArthur	historic district, artillery fort	Wikidata
site	museum		USS Iowa	preserved watercraft, museum ship, battleship, United States Navy	Wikidata
site	museum	1945	SS Lane Victory	preserved watercraft, museum ship, corvette, tripadvisor	Wikidata