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The battle of San Pasqual: a report of the California Historical Survey Commission with special reference to its location

The battle of San Pasqual: a report of the California Historical Survey Commission with special reference to its location

C. Coy, Owen

Paperback

Archaeology20th Century United States HistoryWorld War I

ISBN10: 9353800498
ISBN13: 9789353800499
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Published: Jul 1 2019
Pages: 22
Weight: 0.09
Height: 0.05 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
One December skirmish in San Diego County helped decide a continent. The battle of San Pasqual still shapes how California remembers 1846. The ground still argues back. Owen C. Coy presents a clear-eyed california historical survey commission report, written as a scholarly battlefield survey rather than a romantic retelling. Part military history monograph, part forensic guide to place, it traces where the fight occurred, why the location matters, and how later generations misread or preserved the evidence. It weighs soldiers' recollections against topography and trail routes, showing how a precise site can alter interpretation of tactics and loss. As an official commission study, it also records the moment California began treating battlefields as historic resources, not merely local lore. Readers following the mexican-american war california campaigns will find focused attention on dragoons and californios, and on the difficult borderland realities of mexican era california. For anyone building a california history reference library, the report functions as a practical california historical landmarks guide, grounding legend in measured description and documentary reasoning. Long valued by local historians and students of early San Diego, this concise study remains a touchstone for understanding san diego county 1846 and the wider mexican war campaigns: how memory is mapped onto terrain, and how historical authority is constructed. Republished by Alpha Editions in a careful modern edition, this volume preserves the spirit of the original while making it effortless to enjoy today, a heritage title prepared for readers and collectors alike. A quiet classic for serious shelves.

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