Site of The Battle of Natividad in Salinas, California

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Site of The Battle of Natividad


California State Historical Marker, Monterey County

	SW corner of San Juan Grade (P.M. 4.9) and Crazy Horse Canyon Rd, 5.0 mi NE of Salinas, Salinas, CA, USA Latitude & Longitude: 36.773437, -121.603412

	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. Last updated: 11/11/2009 11:05:23 Site of The Battle of Natividad Historical Marker Location Map, Salinas, California

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