CA Historical Marker #651
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California Historical Marker 651: The Battle of Natividad
Waymark Code: WM2GZB
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 11/02/2007
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NO. 651 SITE OF THE BATTLE OF NATIVIDAD - Combined American forces under Captains Charles D. Burrass (or Burroughs) and Bluford K. Thompson clashed with Comandante Manuel de Jesús Castro's Californians in this vicinity on November 16, 1846. Casualties on each side consisted of several men killed and wounded. The Americans saved a large herd of horses for Lt. Col. John C. Frémont, who then later proceeded south to participate in the Armistice at Cahuenga in January 1847.
Marker Number: 651.00
Marker Name: Site of the Battle of Natividad
County: Monterey
Has Official CA Plaque: yes
Marker Dedication Date: 10/29/1983
Location:
Location: SW corner of San Juan Grade (P.M. 4.9) and Crazy Horse Canyon Rd, 5.0 mi NE of Salinas
Website: Not listed
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