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The Battle of Mulegé was an American attack on Mulegé, Baja California Sur, during the Mexican-American War. On 2 October 1847, United States Marines and sailors fought with Mexican militia. ==Background== On August 10, 1847, United States Navy Commodore William Shubrick had resumed command of the Pacific Squadron. His first orders upon retaking command was the sending of sloops-of-war USS ''Dale'' and USS ''Portsmouth'' along with the frigate ''Congress'' to commence a new blockade of Mazatlán, Guaymas and San Blas. When the ''Dale'' arrived alone at La Paz in mid-September, the commander of the U.S. occupation force there, Lieutenant Colonel Henry S. Burton, persuaded the ''Dale'' commander, Thomas O. Selfridge, to sail for Loreto and Mulegé to prevent the landing of supplies from Guaymas and to secure a pledge of neutrality from the Mexican inhabitants.〔Nunis, D.B., 1977, The Mexican War in Baja California, Los Angeles: Dawson's Book Shop, ISBN 087093239X〕 On September 30, the Dale entered the port of Mulegé under British colors. After ''Dale'' was anchored, it lowered the British flag and raised the Stars and Stripes.〔 Lieutenant Tunis Augustus Macdonough Craven of ''Dale'', went ashore under a flag of truce and delivered to the Mexican emissary, Sub-Lt. Jesus Avilez, a message that Californias was American territory, which prompted Avilez's request for time to consider.〔 Craven then seized the Mexican Navy schooner ''Magdalena'', which had brought Capt. Manuel Pineda days before from Guaymas.〔 On October 1, Commander Selfridge sent a letter ashore warning the Mexican authorities to lay down their arms, to preserve neutrality and to abstain from contact with the mainland within three hours.〔 Returning again after three hours, Craven received Pineda's refusal of the ultimatum.〔 Returning again the next morning, Craven received Pineda's written rejection, Captain Pineda stating that he refused to be neutral and is in protest against the ''Dale''s use of British flag to enter the port.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Battle of Mulege」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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