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Battle of Chino
| Battle of Chino | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part of Conquest of California Mexican–American War | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Mexico |
 United States | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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José del Carmen Lugo |
Benjamin Wilson  | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 50 militia | 24 militia | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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1 killed 2 wounded |
24 captured 3 wounded | ||||||
The Battle of Chino,[1] a skirmish of the Mexican–American War occurred on September 26–27, 1846, during which 24 Americans led by Benjamin D. Wilson, who were hiding in the adobe house of Rancho Santa Ana del Chino, were captured by a group of about 50 Californios.[2]
- ^ Hubert Howe Bancroft (1886). History of California: 1846-1848. History Company. p. 312.
- ^ Site of the Battle of Chino
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