Siege of Los Angeles

Siege of Los Angeles
Part of the Conquest of California during the Mexican–American War
DateSeptember 22–30, 1846
(1 week and 1 day)
Location
Los Angeles, Alta California, Mexico
Result Mexican victory
Belligerents
California Battalion Mexico
Commanders and leaders
Archibald H. Gillespie  Serbulo Varela
José María Flores
Andrés Pico
Strength
48 Marines[a] 150 militia[a]
Casualties and losses
None None

The siege of Los Angeles, was a military response by armed Mexican civilians to the August 1846 occupation of the Pueblo de Los Ángeles by the United States Marines during the Mexican–American War.

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