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The Battle of Yerba Buena was an engagement during the Mexican–American War, during which the U.S. Navy captured and occupied the town of Yerba Buena, California (now San Francisco), without firing a shot.
Although short-lived as a training station (1898-1923), Yerba Buena Island was essential in the establishment of a modern American naval presence on the West Coast. 1 of 4 such facilities, Yerba Buena Island quickly became a key naval training station while it operated, and continued to play an important role in the military presence on the ...
Early on 7 July 1846, the frigate USS Savannah and the two sloops, USS Cyane and USS Levant of the United States Navy, commanded by Commodore John D. Sloat, captured Monterey and raised the flag of the United States.
Chester William Nimitz, Sr. (* 24. Februar 1885 in Fredericksburg, Texas; † 20. Februar 1966 auf Yerba Buena Island, Kalifornien) war während des Zweiten Weltkriegs Fleet Admiral der US Navy und Oberbefehlshaber der alliierten Marineeinheiten im Pazifikkrieg .
Soon after the withdrawal of the sailors, the male residents of Yerba Buena, capable of bearing arms, were called together, and enrolled into a volunteer company of thirty-two, which was to assist the United States forces in case of an attack by the enemy.
As soon as the Navy had secured Monterey and Yerba Buena, Lieutenant Joseph Warren Revere of the Portsmouth was sent to raise the flag at Sonoma Barracks and to occupy that location with local troops. The area was deserted and the troops mustered were mainly Americans who with Revere occupied the old Mexican barracks. Two of the brass cannon ...
Description: Commandant's house (Quarters One/Nimitz House) & gardens at the US Naval Training Station on Yerba Buena Island, CA -1911. Accession #: UA 571.
