Capture of Santa Fe
Capture of Santa Fe | |||||||
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Part of the Mexican–American War | |||||||
Doniphan's map[1] | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
United States | Mexico | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Stephen W. Kearny | Manuel Armijo | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
1,700[2] | unknown |
The Capture of Santa Fe, also known as the Battle of Santa Fe or the Battle of Cañoncito, took place near Santa Fe, New Mexico, the capital of the Mexican Province of New Mexico, during the Mexican–American War on 8 August through 14 August 1846. No shots were fired during the capturing of Santa Fe.[2]
Background
August 9 in Santa Fe, Governor
Capture
Kearny and his troops encountered no Mexican forces when they arrived on August 15. Kearny and his force entered Santa Fe and claimed the New Mexico Territory for the United States without a shot being fired.
Aftermath
From Santa Fe, Kearny sent Colonel
The New Mexicans put up no organized resistance until the Taos Revolt in early 1847, although in the month prior, a December, 1846 planned revolt in Santa Fe, involving many leading Mexican loyalists, was discovered and disrupted by General Sterling Price, after being informed of the plot by Donaciano Vigil, before it could be carried out.[7]
See also
- Battles of the Mexican–American War
- List of battles fought in New Mexico
Notes
- ^ Hughes, J.T., 1847, Doniphan's Expedition, Cincinnati:U.P. James, p. 37
- ^ a b c d "The Battle of Santa Fe". Early American Wars: A Guide to Early American Units and Battles before 1865. MyCivilWar.com. 2005–2008. Retrieved 2009-01-14.
- ^ ISBN 0-8040-0633-4.
- ^ "New Mexico Historic Markers: Canoncito at Apache Canyon". Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2007-04-15. Includes a link to a map.
- ISBN 0-8263-0631-4.
- ^ Beck, Warren A. (1962). New Mexico: A History of Four Centuries. University of Oklahoma Press.
- Ralph Emerson Twitchell, The History of the Military Occupation of the Territory of New Mexico(1909) pp.310–321
References
- H. Bailey Carroll, The Texan Santa Fé Trail (Canyon, Texas: Panhandle-Plains Historical Society, 1951).
- Hubert Howe Bancroft; History of the North Mexican States and Texas, Volume 2: 1801–1889. Published in 1889 (index for volumes 15 and 16)
- Kearny's orders Library of Congress