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Siege of Los Angeles

Siege of Los Angeles was a siege conducted in 1846 at Los Angeles, in what is now California, United States. It was part of the Mexican-American War, which ran from 1846 to 1848. The recorded result: Mexican victory. Recorded strength: 48 Marinesa against 150 militiaa.

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The plan for the the Los Angeles Harbor (later the Port of Los Angeles), 1900. I have marked the towns on the map (some of which are now neighborhoods within Los Angeles)
The plan for the the Los Angeles Harbor (later the Port of Los Angeles), 1900. I have marked the towns on the map (some of which are now neighborhoods within Los Angeles). Courtesy of the Los Angeles Public Library's Photo Collection[1]., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought1846
WhereLos Angeles, California, United States34.052N, 118.244W
OutcomeMexican victory
BelligerentsUnited StatesagainstMexico
Casualties and losses48 capturedandNone
Part ofMexican-American War1846 to 1848

Where it sits in the Mexican-American War

Battle of Monterrey, 1846Siege of Fort Texas, 1846Battle of San Pasqual, 1846Capture of Santa Fe, 1846First Battle of Tabasco, 1846Siege of Los Angeles, 1846Blockade of Veracruz, 1846Thornton Affair, 1846Battle of Palo Alto, 1846Battle of Resaca de la Palma, 1846Battle of Monterey, 1846Battle of Yerba Buena, 1846Battle of Dominguez Rancho, 1846Battle of Natividad, 1846Capture of Tucson, 1846Battle of Chapultepec, 1847Siege of Veracruz, 1847Battle of Buena Vista, 1847Battle of Mexico-city, 1847Battle of La Paz, 1847Battle of San José del Cabo, 1847Second Battle of Tabasco, 1847Battle of Rio San Gabriel, 1847Battle of La Mesa, 1847Second Battle of Mora, 1847Battle of the Sacramento River, 1847Battle of Cerro Gordo, 1847First Battle of Tuxpan, 1847Second Battle of Tuxpan, 1847Third Battle of Tuxpan, 1847Battle of Churubusco, 1847Battle of Contreras, 1847Battle of Molino del Rey, 1847Siege of Puebla, 1847Battle of Mulege, 1847Battle of Huamantla, 1847Skirmish at Matamoros, 1847Siege of La Paz, 1847Siege of San José del Cabo, 1848Battle of Santa Cruz de Rosales, 1848Skirmish of Todos Santos, 184818461848Siege of Los Angeles, 1846
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Record

Date1846 (year precision)
to 30 September 1846
PlaceLos Angeles, California, United States
34.052N, 118.244W
KindSiege, nineteenth century
Strength48 Marinesa150 militiaa
Casualties and losses48 capturedNone
Commanders
  • Archibald H. Gillespie
Siege of Los AngelesSiege of Los AngelesBattle of La MesaBattle of Cahuenga PassBattle of Rio San GabrielBattle of ProvidenciaBattle of Dominguez RanchoBattle of Cahuenga PassBattle of ProvidenciaBattle of Dominguez RanchoSanta BarbaraLancasterOceansideVictorvilleBarstow100 km34.052N, 118.244W
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Siege of Los Angeles is one of 3,507 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 1,148 in present-day United States (23 in California).

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q7510214, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Los Angeles, revision 1375047356, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.