Atlas of Battles

commander, 4 engagements

Battles of José María Flores

Mexican Army officer, Governor of Alta California, 1818 to 1866

José María Flores is recorded as a commander at 4 placed engagements in the atlas between 1846 and 1847: 3 battles and 1 siege, all in present-day United States. Taken in date order, the sites lie 72 km apart end to end, 24 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Mexican-American War (4).

Siege of Los AngelesBattle of Dominguez RanchoBattle of Rio San GabrielBattle of La MesaSiege of Los AngelesBattle of Dominguez RanchoBattle of Rio San GabrielSan DiegoTijuanaSan BernardinoMexicaliSanta BarbaraBakersfieldLancasterIrvineOceansidePalm Springs200 km33.911N, 118.216W
4 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1846: 2 engagements2 in 18461847: 2 engagements2 in 184718461847
4 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Siege of Los Angeles, 1846Battle of Dominguez Rancho, 1846Battle of Rio San Gabriel, 1847Battle of La Mesa, 184718461847
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 1

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
1846Siege of Los AngelesLos Angeles, California, United StatesMexican victory
8 October 1846Battle of Dominguez RanchoDominguez Hills, California, United States32 km SMexican and Californio victory; Americans retreat to San...
8 January 1847Battle of Rio San GabrielCalifornia, United States31 km NEAmerican victory
9 January 1847Battle of La MesaVernon, California, United States9 km WAmerican victory

Sources and method

Commanders come from the commander fields of the English Wikipedia infoboxes of these engagements (CC BY-SA 4.0), resolved to one article each; portrait, dates and description from Wikidata (CC0) and Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.