Aftermath

thumb|left|Río San Gabriel battlefield memorial in [[Montebello, California|Montebello]]

Stockton and Kearny stayed on the field overnight and resumed the pursuit the next day, moving west from the San Gabriel River to the Los Angeles Rivers near present-day Vernon, about 4 miles south of Los Angeles. There they defeated Flores' troops at the Battle of La Mesa. On January 10 the U.S. forces reoccupied Los Angeles, and Archibald Gillespie was able to raise the same U.S. flag over the house which he was forced to bring down a year before during the Siege of Los Angeles. The memorial, marked by a plaque flanked by two cannons, is located at the corner of Washington Blvd. and Bluff Rd. in Montebello. Volunteers in costume re-enact the battle annually.

California Historical Landmark Marker

California Historical Landmark Marker No. 385 at the site reads:

See also

  • List of conflicts in the United States
  • Battles of the Mexican–American War
  • Captain John Strother Griffin (1816–1898), physician during the battle

References

Further reading

  • (indexed at end of volume 24)
  • Nevin, David; editor, The Mexican War (1978)
  • Center for Greater Southwestern Studies: "A Continent Divided: The U.S. - Mexico War" — from the University of Texas at Arlington.