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The Battle of Monterey, at Monterey, CaliforniaMonterey, California

The City of Monterey is located on Monterey Bay along the Pacific coast in central California....
 (sometimes confused with the Battle of MonterreyBattle of Monterrey

The Battle of Monterrey was an engagement in the Mexican-American War in which General Pedro de Ampudia and the Mexican Army...
, in Nuevo LeónNuevo León

Nuevo Len is a state located in north-eastern Mexico....
), was waged on July 7, 1846, during the Mexican-American War.
United StatesUnited States

The United States of America, also known as the United States, the U.S., the U.S.A., and America, is...
 navalFacts About United States Navy

The United States Navy is the branch of the United States armed forces responsible for conducting naval operations....
 forces under Commodore John D. SloatJohn D. Sloat

John Drake Sloat was a commodore in the United States Navy and, in 1846, claimed California for the United States....
, in command of the United States Pacific Squadron, opposed a small group of MexicanMexico

The United Mexican States, generally known as Mexico is a country located in North America, bordered at the north by t...
 Coast Guard.

Battle

The battle was little more than a skirmish, with most of the Mexican detachments protecting the city surrendering without firing a shot. A handful of shore batteries attempted to resist Sloat but were quickly silenced by the American warships.

Aftermath

Of chief interest is the controversy surrounding the battle. While Sloat was an officer of the United States Navy, he was not authorized to attack any portion of CaliforniaCalifornia Summary

California is a state spanning the southern half of the west coast of the contiguous United States....
 and was instead reprimanded for his action by President James K. PolkJames K. Polk

James Knox Polk was the eleventh President of the United States, serving from March 4, 1845 to March 4, 1849....
. In addition, Sloat's famous declaration, annexing California to the United States, was met with bitterness and anger by many of the native Californios.

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