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Battle of San Pasqual

Battle of San Pasqual was a battle fought in 1846 at San Pasqual Valley, in what is now California, United States. It was part of the Mexican-American War, which ran from 1846 to 1848. The recorded result: See assessment. Recorded strength: 150 against 75.

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Fought1846
WhereSan Pasqual Valley, California, United States33.086N, 116.990W
OutcomeSee assessment
BelligerentsUnited StatesagainstMexico
Casualties and losses18 killed; 13 woundedand2–6 killed; 12 wounded; 1 captured
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, 184818461848Battle of San Pasqual, 1846
41 placed engagements of the Mexican-American War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1846 (year precision)
to 7 December 1846
PlaceSan Pasqual Valley, California, United States
33.086N, 116.990W
KindBattle, nineteenth century
Strength15075
Casualties and losses18 killed; 13 wounded2–6 killed; 12 wounded; 1 captured
Commanders
  • Andrés Pico
Battle of San PasqualBattle of San PasqualBattle of ChinoBattle of Rio San GabrielBattle of Dominguez RanchoCapture of MexicaliBattle of La MesaBattle of ChinoBattle of Dominguez RanchoCapture of MexicaliSan DiegoTijuanaSan BernardinoOceansidePasadenaEl Centro100 km33.086N, 116.990W
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Battle of San Pasqual 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 Q4872288, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of San Pasqual, revision 1384108281, 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.