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John Drake Sloat (July 26, 1781 – November 28, 1867) was a commodore in the United States Navy who, in 1846, claimed California for the United States. Life [ edit ] He was born at the family home of Sloat House in Sloatsburg, New York , of Dutch ancestry.
22 de set. de 2022 · But historical prominence eluded Sloat. At the 40th anniversary of the raising of the U.S. flag in California in 1846, veterans of the Mexican American War, led by Edwin Sherman, a Mason and war...
John Drake Sloat (6 de julio de 1781-28 de noviembre de 1867) era un militar estadounidense que reclamó California para los Estados Unidos. Sloat nació el 6 de julio de 1781 en Sloatsburg, en el Condado de Rockland, en el Estado de Nueva York; él tenía ascendencia holandesa.
Learn how Commodore John D. Sloat invaded California in 1846 and declared it part of the United States, and how California became a state in 1850 despite the slavery issue. The web page also features events and news from the History Center of San Luis Obispo County.
Commodore John D. Sloat, in charge of the U.S. Navy’s Pacific Squadron, had orders to occupy the California harbors in the event of war. Upon hearing of the war declaration, he ordered his ships to sail into Monterey Bay, on July 2.
Learn how Commodore John D. Sloat, commander of the American squadron in the Pacific, took possession of Monterey and San Francisco in 1846, during the war between the United States and Mexico. Read his proclamation and the circumstances of the seizure of California, which differed from other conquests of foreign territory.
22 de set. de 2022 · Promoters of the Sloat Memorial hoped it would become the first monument of national stature erected on the West Coast.
