Battle of Santa Fe

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Battle of Santa Fe
Part of the Mexican-American War
Date August 15, 1846 Location Santa Fe, New Mexico Result United States victory
Combatants
United States of America	Mexico
Commanders
Stephen Watts Kearny	Governor Manuel Armijo
Strength
Army of the West	?
Casualties
0	0

Mexican–American War
Fort Texas – Palo Alto – Resaca de la Palma – Cañoncito – Santa Fe – Monterrey – 1st Tabasco – San Pasqual – El Brazito – Rio San Gabriel – La Mesa – Cañada – Mora – Embudo Pass – Pueblo de Taos – Buena Vista – Sacramento – Veracruz – Cerro Gordo – Tuxpan – 2nd Tabasco – Contreras – Churubusco – Molino del Rey – Chapultepec – Mexico City – Huamantla – Puebla

The Battle of Santa Fe occurred on August 15, 1846, during the Mexican-American War.

Contents 1 Background 2 Occupation 3 Aftermath 4 See also

[edit] Background

U.S. Army General Stephen Watts Kearny had moved out of Fort Leavenworth in Kansas with roughly 1,700 men in the Army of the West. His objective was to march cross country into California. He first encountered Mexican forces in August at Santa Fe, the capital of the Mexican Province of New Mexico in August.

[edit] Occupation

Governor Manuel Armijo was forced to flee the city without firing a shot, and it was occupied by Kearny.

[edit] Aftermath

From Santa Fe, Kearny sent Colonel Alexander Doniphan further south into Mexico. Kearny became the military governor of the New Mexico Territory on August 18 and established a civilian government there before he took the remainder of his army and moved on to California.

[edit] See also

• Battles of the Mexican-American War