From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Battle of Chino
Battle of Chino
Battle of Chino (Carlos Ballesteros, son of the grantee of Rancho Rosa
Castilla) dead with two wounded and three American
Part of the Bear Flag Revolt wounded. When the Californios attempted to set fire to
Mexican-American War
the roof of the house, Wilson surrendered to Varela. This
Date September 26–27, 1846 brief engagement became known as the Battle of Chi-
no.[3]
Location near Chino, California.
Result Mexican victory Aftermath
Belligerents Wilson’s men were taken prisoner and marched to Pare-
don Blanco in Boyle Heights, the main camp of the Cali-
Mexico California Republic
fornio forces. The prisoners were nearly executed in re-
Commanders and leaders taliation for the death of Carlos Ballesteros, the only fatal
casualty at Chino, but many were related by marriage
José del Carmen Lugo Benjamin Davis Wilson
to Mexican families, and Varela and others intervened.
Strength Later, the prisoners were taken to Rancho Los Cerritos,
near present-day Long Beach, where they were detained
50 militia 24 militia
and ultimately released.
Casualties and losses
1 killed,
2 wounded
3 wounded,
24 captured
See also
• Battles of the Mexican–American War
The Battle of Chino a skirmish of the Mexican-American
Chino, • List of conflicts in the United States
War occurred on September 26–27, 1846, during which 24
Americans led by Benjamin D. Wilson, who were hiding References
in the adobe house of Rancho Santa Ana del Chino, were
captured by a group of about 50 Californios.[1] [1] Site of the Battle of Chino
[2] James Miller Guinn, 1915,A History of California and
An Extended History of Los Angeles and Environs,
Background Historic Record Company, Los Angeles, Volume 1
In late September 1846, as war between Mexico and the (of 3).
United States was declared, about 20 Americans led by [3] James Boyd, 1922, History of San Bernardino and
Benjamin Davis Wilson assembled at Isaac Williams’ Ran- Riverside Counties, Western Historical Association,
cho Santa Ana del Chino. Williams, originally from Penn- Lewis Publishing Company, Chicago, IL
sylvania, had become a Mexican citizen - a prerequisite Coordinates: 33°59′24″N 117°43′05″W / 33.990°N
for owning land - and married Maria de Jesus Lugo, 117.718°W / 33.990; -117.718
daughter of Antonio Maria Lugo. The Californios doubted
the loyalty of Wilson’s men and set out to arrest them.[2]
Battle
Serbulo Varela, Diego Sepulveda and Ramon Carrillo left
Los Angeles with about fifty men, while José del Carmen
Lugo with another fifteen to twenty men left from San
Bernardino to converge upon Rancho del Chino. On the
night of September 26, 1846, the adobe ranch house was
surrounded by the Californios. At dawn, the following
day, gunfire was exchanged resulting in one Californio
Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Battle_of_Chino&oldid=432458126"
1
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Battle of Chino
Categories:
• Battles of the Mexican–American War
• History of San Bernardino County, California
• Chino, California
• California Campaign
This page was last modified on 4 June 2011 at 03:00. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-
ShareAlike License; additional terms may apply. See Terms of use for details. Wikipedia® is a registered trademark of
the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization.Contact us
Privacy policy About Wikipedia Disclaimers Mobile view
2