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Siege of San José del Cabo

Siege of San José del Cabo was a siege conducted on 22 January 1848 at San José del Cabo, in what is now Mexico; it lasted 23 days. It was part of the Mexican-American War, which ran from 1846 to 1848. The recorded result: American victory. Recorded strength: 27 marines; 15 seaman; 20 Californians; 102 Cyane sailors and marines against ~300.

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General John A. Quitman and a Battalion of Marines Entering Mexico City, 1847. Signed Tom Lovell (lr) Oil on canvas 33 x 45 inches.
General John A. Quitman and a Battalion of Marines Entering Mexico City, 1847. Signed Tom Lovell (lr) Oil on canvas 33 x 45 inches.. Tom Lovell, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought22 January 1848lasted 23 days
WhereSan José del Cabo, Mexico23.061N, 109.708W
OutcomeAmerican victory
BelligerentsUnited StatesagainstMexico
Casualties and losses3 killed; 4 wounded; 8 capturedand13–35 killed
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 San José del Cabo, 1848
41 placed engagements of the Mexican-American War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date22 January 1848
to 14 February 1848
PlaceSan José del Cabo, Mexico
23.061N, 109.708W
KindSiege, nineteenth century
Strength27 marines; 15 seaman; 20 Californians; 102 Cyane sailors and marines~300
Casualties and losses3 killed; 4 wounded; 8 captured13–35 killed
Commanders
  • Charles Heywood (1803–1853)
Siege of San José del CaboSiege of San José del CaboBattle of La PazSiege of La PazBattle of La PazSiege of La Paz100 km23.061N, 109.708W
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Siege of San José del Cabo is one of 3,507 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 160 in present-day Mexico.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q7510372, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of San José del Cabo, revision 1370744991, 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.