Battle of Natividad

Battle of Natividad
Part of the Conquest of California
Mexican–American War

Battle of Natividad historic marker
DateNovember 16, 1846
Location
Rancho La Natividad (modern day Salinas Valley), California
36°46′22″N 121°36′13″W / 36.77278°N 121.60361°W / 36.77278; -121.60361
Result

American Victory

Belligerents
 United States Mexico
Commanders and leaders

Charles Burroughs
Bluford K. Thompson

John C. Fremont		 Manuel de Jesus Castro
Strength

Total: 60

  • 60 Militia
    • Pro U.S. Anglo-Californio Militiamen
  • 10 on Horseback
  • Walla Walla Scouts
  • Lenape Scouts

Total: 90

  • 30 Militia
    • Mexican Californio Militiamen
    • Mexican Militiamen
    • Nuevo Mexico Militiamen
  • 30 Veteran Cavalry
  • 30 Californio Lancers
Casualties and losses

Total: 13–25

  • 4–5 Deaths
  • 9–20 Wounded

Total: 8–10

  • 3 Deaths
  • 5–7 Wounded
Official nameSite of the Battle of Natividad
Reference no.651

The Battle of the Natividad took place on November 16, 1846, in the Salinas Valley, in present-day Monterey County, California, United States, during the California Campaign of the Mexican–American War, between United States organized California militia (the California Battalion) and loyalist Mexican militia.

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