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During the Bear Flag Revolt, on June 24, 1846, the Battle of Olómpali occurred when a violent skirmish broke out between a group of American Bear Flaggers from Sonoma, led by Henry Ford, [4] [5] and a Mexican army force of 50 from Monterey, under the command of Joaquin de la Torre.
The Bear Flag Monument on the Sonoma Plaza, site of the raising of the original Bear Flag, is marked by a California Historical Landmark #7. The design and creation of the original Bear Flag used in the Bear Flag Revolt is often credited to Peter Storm.
Sutter's fort, the American flag raised July 1846. border. After delivering his messages, Gillespie and Frémont with his about 30 U.S. Army Cartographers, etc. and 30 scouts and hunters turned around and headed back to California where Frémont spurred on and took over the command of the Bear Flag Revolt of California.
The barracks became the headquarters for the remaining twenty-five who founded the new California Republic and created its Bear Flag. The rebellion subsequently became known as the Bear Flag Revolt. [7] Other immigrants and their families began moving into Sonoma to be under the protection of the muskets and cannon taken from the barracks.
Ynitia's adobe house was the site of the Battle of Olompali in June 1846, during the Bear Flag Revolt. [5] Ynitia held onto the Olompali land title for 9 years, but in 1852 he sold most of the land to James Black of Marin for $5,200. [4] [5] Black was to become one of the largest landowners of Marin County. [4]
With his brothers, he participated in the Bear Flag Revolt of 1846, which ended Mexican control of California and established the California Republic. His wife Nancy is said to have sewn the first Bear Flag.
Upon his arrival, Dewell became a supporter of the California Republic and fought in the Bear Flag Revolt. [2] The wife of William Elliot provided flannel that would comprise the California Republic flag that was raised on the Sonoma Plaza on the day of the revolt and her daughter, Celia, would help sew the flag. [ 1 ]
People of the 1846 Bear Flag Revolt in Mexican Alta California — and the short lived California Republic. Subcategories This category has the following 2 subcategories, out of 2 total.