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battle, nineteenth century

Battle of Providencia

Battle of Providencia was a battle fought on 19 February 1845 in what is now California, United States; it lasted 1 day. The recorded result: Californio victory. Recorded strength: N/A against N/A.

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Fought19 February 1845lasted 1 day
WhereCalifornia, United States34.180N, 118.328W
OutcomeCalifornio victory
Belligerentsborder|23px Alta Californiaagainstborder|23px Centralist Mexico

Record

Date19 February 1845
to 20 February 1845
PlaceCalifornia, United States
34.180N, 118.328W
KindBattle, nineteenth century
StrengthN/AN/A
Commanders
  • Juan Bautista Alvarado
  • José Castro
  • Manuel Micheltorena
Battle of ProvidenciaBattle of ProvidenciaBattle of Cahuenga PassSiege of Los AngelesBattle of La MesaBattle of Rio San GabrielBattle of Dominguez RanchoBattle of Rio San GabrielBattle of Dominguez RanchoSanta BarbaraBakersfieldLancasterOceansideVictorvilleBarstow100 km34.180N, 118.328W
The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Elsewhere in 1845

Battle of Providencia 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 Q8244390, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Providencia, revision 1370586669, 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.