| Bombardment of Punta Sombrero | |||||||
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| Part of the Mexican–American War | |||||||
 USS Dale (right) and USS Liberdad (left) burning Alerta (center) off Loreto, Mexico. | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 United States |
 Mexico | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
 Tunis Craven | Unknown | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 1 schooner Libertad | 1 shore battery | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| schooner damaged | unknown | ||||||
The Bombardment of Punta Sombrero was an American naval bombardment in response to a Mexican attack on a United States Navy warship during the Mexican–American War, on October 31, 1847.