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The
Battle of Dominguez Rancho (
October 8-
9 1846) was a military engagement of the
Mexican-American War. The battle took place within
Manuel Dominguez's 75,000 acre
Rancho San Pedro.
Battle
Captain José Antonio Carrillo, leading fifty
Californio Lancer troops, successfully held off an invasion of
Pueblo de Los Angeles by some 300
United States Marines, under the command of
US Navy Captain
William Mervine, who was attempting to recapture the town after the
Siege of Los Angeles. During the battle, four US Marines were killed and twelve were wounded. Ten US troops died of their wounds on Snake Island,
Terminal Island, the following day. The Californios suffered no casualties.
By strategically running horses across the dusty Dominguez hills in the area now known as
Carson, while transporting their single small cannon to various sites, Carrillo and his troops convinced the Americans they'd encountered a large enemy force. Faced with heavy casualties and the superior horsemanship fighting skills displayed by the militia "Lancers", the remaining Marines were forced to retreat to their ships berthed in
San Pedro Bay.
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