BATTLE OF THE RIO SAN GABRIEL MEMORIAL

BATTLE OF RIO SAN GABRIEL BETWEEN AMERICAN FORCES LEAD BY CAPT. STOCKON U.S. NAVY AND BRIG. GEN. KEARNEY AND MEXICANS LEAD BY GEN. JOSE MARIA FLORES.THE BATTLE LASTED AN HOUR AND A HALF, AND WAS DECISIVE IN THE CAMPAIGN FOR CONTROL OF LOS ANGELES AND ALTA CALIFORNIA BY THE AMERICANS.

Location

Address: BUFFROAD AND WASHINGTON BOULEVARD

City: MONTEBELLO

State: California

Zip Code: 90640

Details

Memorial Type: Plaques On Stone

Access: Public

Wars Commemorated: MEXICAN-AMERICAN WAR

Year Dedicated: 1944

Photograph By: RICHARD E. MILLER

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