The California campaigns of the U.S.-Mexican War, 1846-1848 / by Janin, Hunt, 1940-

Table of Contents: “…-Mexican War -- Peoples of California -- Foreigners in Alta California -- The Mexican Army in Alta California -- Preludes to war -- A secret mission to California -- The Californios expel an American expedition -- Frémont prepares for war -- The Bear Flag Revolt -- The "Battle of Monterey" and the end of the Bear Flag Revolt -- The California Battalion -- Naval and amphibious operations: from the establishment of the American blockade to the capture of La Paz -- Naval and amphibious operations: from the capture of La Paz to the return of the sloop-of-war Cyane to Norfolk, Virginia -- The Californio Uprising and its aftermath -- The Army of the West and the mormon Battalion -- The Battle of San Pascual -- The Treaty of Cahuenga -- The earliest days of the gold rush -- Frémont is court-martialed -- The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo -- From military to civilian rule -- Significance of the Pacific Campaigns of the U.S.…”
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