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Informationen zum Autor Hunt Janin is an American writer living in southwestern France. He has written numerous nonfiction and scholarly books on a range of subjects, including medieval history and cross-cultural studies. Ursula Carlson is a professor emerita at Western Nevada College, Carson City, Nevada. Klappentext For the Mexican government to go to war with its more powerful northern neighbor in 1846 was folly. Mexico surrendered to the United States more than half a million square miles of territory, contributing to a legacy of distrust and bitterness towards the U.S. that has never entirely dissipated. The real prize was California. The Californios--Spanish speaking, non-native inhabitants of the province of Alta (Upper) California--had ambiguous loyalties to the Mexican government and minimal military capabilities. American control of California was considered the keystone of Manifest Destiny, and naval and amphibious operations along the Pacific coast began as early as 1821 and continued for weeks after the end of the war. This book describes the often overlooked military and naval operations in California before and during the Mexican War, and introduces readers to the colorful Californios, the American adventurers who arrived after them, and the Indians, who preceded them both. Zusammenfassung The US-Mexican War of 1846-1848 remains controversial even today. The California campaigns of this conflict introduce the reader to the Californios (the colourful inhabitants of Alta! or Upper! California); to the American and other adventurers who arrived after them; and to the local Indians! who were always there. Inhaltsverzeichnis Table of ContentsPrefaceIntroduction: Causes and Conduct of the U.S.-Mexican War1¿¿¿Peoples of California2¿¿¿Foreigners in Alta California3¿¿¿The Mexican Army in Alta California4¿¿¿Preludes to War5¿¿¿A Secret Mission to California6¿¿¿The Californios Expel an American Expedition7¿¿¿Frémont Prepares for War8¿¿¿The Bear Flag Revolt9¿¿¿The "Battle of Monterey" and the End of the Bear Flag Revolt10¿¿¿The California Battalion11¿¿¿Naval and Amphibious Operations I: From the Establishment of the American Blockade to the Capture of La Paz12¿¿¿Naval and Amphibious Operations II: From the Capture of La Paz to the Return of the Sloop-of-War Cyane to Norfolk, Virginia13¿¿¿The Californio Uprising and Its Aftermath14¿¿¿The Army of the West and the Mormon Battalion15¿¿¿The Battle of San Pascual16¿¿¿The Treaty of Cahuenga17¿¿¿The Earliest Days of the Gold Rush18¿¿¿Frémont Is Court-Martialed19¿¿¿The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo20¿¿¿From Military to Civilian Rule21¿¿¿Significance of the Pacific Campaigns of the U.S.-Mexican WarChronologyChapter NotesBibliographyIndex ...
