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Battle of San Buenaventura

Battle of San Buenaventura was a battle fought on 27 March 1838 in what is now California, United States; it lasted 1 day. The recorded result: Norteño victory. Recorded strength: ~100 against ~100.

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Fought27 March 1838lasted 1 day
WhereCalifornia, United States34.281N, 119.298W
OutcomeNorteño victory
BelligerentsNorteñosagainstSureños
Casualties and losses1 killedand70 captured

Record

Date27 March 1838
to 28 March 1838
PlaceCalifornia, United States
34.281N, 119.298W
KindBattle, nineteenth century
Strength~100~100
Casualties and losses1 killed70 captured
Commanders
  • Juan Bautista Alvarado
  • José Castro
  • Carlos Antonio Carrillo
Battle of San BuenaventuraBattle of San BuenaventuraBattle of Cahuenga PassBattle of ProvidenciaSiege of Los AngelesBattle of La MesaBattle of Dominguez RanchoBattle of ProvidenciaBattle of Dominguez RanchoSanta BarbaraLong BeachBakersfieldLancasterOceansidePasadenaSanta MariaSan Luis Obispo100 km34.281N, 119.298W
The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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Elsewhere in 1838

Battle of San Buenaventura 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 Q111951986, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of San Buenaventura, revision 1370588272, 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.