Battle of Olómpali
| Battle of Olómpali | |
|---|---|
| Part of the California, USA 38°09′09″N 122°34′16″W / 38.152446°N 122.571170°W | |
| Result | California Republic victory |
| Territorial changes | Alta California |
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California Republic
Mexico Henry L. Fordunknown wounded[1]
2 wounded,
3-4 captured[2]
The Battle of Olómpali was fought on June 24, 1846, between a rebel group supporting an independent
Background
The skirmish began when a detachment of General
Battle
During the
On about June 16, William Todd was dispatched from Sonoma to Bodega Bay with an unnamed companion to obtain gunpowder from American settlers in that area.[6] On June 18, Bears Thomas Cowie and George Fowler were sent to Rancho Sotoyome (near current-day Healdsburg, California) to pick up a cache of gunpowder from Moses Carson, brother of Frémont's scout Kit Carson.[7]
On June 20 when the procurement parties failed to return as expected, Lieutenant Ford sent Sergeant Gibson with four men to Rancho Sotoyome. Gibson obtained the powder and on the way back fought with several Californians and captured one of them. From the prisoner they learned of the deaths of Cowie and Fowler. There are
Ford then rode toward Santa Rosa with seventeen to nineteen Bears. Not finding Padilla, the Bears headed toward one of his homes near
References
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