Beginning of US Conquest of California

Date: July 7, 1846 • Location: Monterey, United States

This milestone marked the outbreak and beginning of this historic period, which spanned 1846.

US troops occupy Monterey and Yerba Buena, thus beginning the US conquest of California.

Monterey is a city on the southern edge of Monterey Bay, on the Central Coast of California, United States. Located in Monterey County, the city occupies a land area of 8.645 sq mi (22.39 km2) and recorded a population of 30,218 in the 2020 census.