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Argentine Invasion of Monterey, California
- kelseyfrog 1y ago28 years later the US would invade and capture Monterey, CA in the Battle of Monterey[1]. Also, fun fact (I guess), the Old Custom House is the first designated California Historical Landmark[2]. It marks the site where U.S. Commodore John Drake Sloat raised the American flag and declared California part of the United States in 1846. 1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Monterey https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Monterey 2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Custom_House_(Monterey,_California) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Custom_House_(Monterey,_Ca...