. New Jersey as a colony and as a state : one of the original thirteen . d succeeded Com-modore Sloat in command, to occupy LosAngeles, the capital of California. The les-sons in military tactics which Robert F. Stockton,as a lad, had studied at Morven, in Princeton,had stood him in good stead. California, undera constitutional government, was formally de-clared to be a part of the territory of the UnitedStates, Colonel Fremont, then engaged upon hisfamous exploring expedition, was appointed gov-ernor, and the rose-colored flag with its emblem ofa bear and a star, the sign of the new republic
. New Jersey as a colony and as a state : one of the original thirteen . d succeeded Com-modore Sloat in command, to occupy LosAngeles, the capital of California. The les-sons in military tactics which Robert F. Stockton,as a lad, had studied at Morven, in Princeton,had stood him in good stead. California, undera constitutional government, was formally de-clared to be a part of the territory of the UnitedStates, Colonel Fremont, then engaged upon hisfamous exploring expedition, was appointed gov-ernor, and the rose-colored flag with its emblem ofa bear and a star, the sign of the new republic ofCalifornia, which had been but recently organizedby the settlers of the Sacramento Valley, washauled down forever. To pacify the countryCommodore Stockton, in September, had pene-trated the interior, and in his absence Los Angelesagain fell into the hands of the Mexicans. Join-ing his force of five hundred men to that of Gen-eral Kearny, who reached California in December,thebattles of San Gabriel and theMesa River werefought early in January, 1847. Thus the Pacific. y z —
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