Battle of Cahuenga Pass

1831 CE.

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The Battle of Cahuenga Pass of 1831 was fought at Cahuenga Pass near Los Angeles between the unpopular Mexican Governor of California (Manuel Victoria), and a force assembled by wealthy local landowners. Only two men, the lancer Pacheco on the government side and a rebel Jose Avila, were killed. Victoria was severely wounded.

Text from the Wikipedia article Battle of Cahuenga Pass, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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