Battle of Chino

Battle of Chino
Part of Conquest of California
Mexican–American War
DateSeptember 26–27, 1846
Location
Result Mexican victory
Belligerents
Mexico Mexico  United States
Commanders and leaders
José del Carmen Lugo Benjamin Davis Wilson
Strength
50 militia 24 militia
Casualties and losses
1 killed
2 wounded
24 captured
3 wounded

The Battle of Chino,[1] a skirmish of the Mexican–American War occurred on September 26–27, 1846, during which 24 Americans led by Benjamin D. Wilson, who were hiding in the adobe house of Rancho Santa Ana del Chino, were captured by a group of about 50 Californios.[2]

  1. ^ Hubert Howe Bancroft (1886). History of California: 1846-1848. History Company. p. 312.
  2. ^ Site of the Battle of Chino

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