Talk:Battle of Monterey

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Ridiculous assertion. This never was a battle. The article quite clear states so and an investigation of the logs by the Mexican commander will find likewise. Any shots fired were mostly likely a distraction, or diversion ordered by the governor. The governor had left town before the troops arrived and a note in the Encyclopedia of the Mexican-American War states:

(..)Captain Mariano Silva, the miltary commandant, reponded that he did not have the authority to surrender the town.

meatclerk 17:11, 1 September 2006 (UTC)