Escondido in San Diego County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)
An Incident of the Mexican War
Photographed By Syd Whittle, November 25, 2006
1. An Incident of the Mexican War Marker
Inscription.
An Incident of the Mexican War. . The Army sent from Santa Fe to occupy California was met and defeated by the Mexicans at San Pasquale. The American forces were driven upon a butte in the desert, on which there was no water and there surrounded by the Mexican forces Edward F. Beale and Kit Carson, both famous explorers of the West volunteered to get through the Mexican lines and get reinforcements from Stockton’s fleet at San Diego. They succeeded in crawling past three cordons of Mexican sentries in the night, and by hiding in ravines in the day and traveling by night they reached Stockton’s fleet after enduring great hardships.
The Army sent from Santa Fe to occupy California was met and defeated by the Mexicans at San Pasquale. The American forces were driven upon a butte in the desert, on which there was no water and there surrounded by the Mexican forces Edward F. Beale and Kit Carson, both famous explorers of the West volunteered to get through the Mexican lines and get reinforcements from Stockton’s fleet at San Diego. They succeeded in crawling past three cordons of Mexican sentries in the night, and by hiding in ravines in the day and traveling by night they reached Stockton’s fleet after enduring great hardships.
Location. 33° 5.361′ N, 116° 58.989′ W. Marker is in Escondido, California, in San Diego County. The marker is located on the path between the parking area and Visitor Center at the San Pasqual Battlefield State Historic Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 15808 San Pasqual Valley Road, Escondido CA 92025, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. San Pasqual (approx. 0.4 miles away); San Pasqual Battlefield (approx. half a mile away); Mule Hill (approx. 5½ miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 7.4 miles away);
6. Entrance to San Pasqual Battlefield State Historic Park
Credits. This page was last revised on October 7, 2021. It was originally submitted on October 23, 2008, by Syd Whittle of Mesa, Arizona. This page has been viewed 2,261 times since then and 58 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on October 23, 2008, by Syd Whittle of Mesa, Arizona.