Escondido in San Diego County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)
San Pasqual
Photographed by Michael Kindig, August 4, 2007
1. San Pasqual
honors with this monument
the American Soldiers
who, under the leadership of
Brig.-Gen. Stephen W. Kearny,
Captain Abraham R. Johnston,
Captain Benjamin D. Moore,
Edward F. Beale, U.S.N.,
and
Kit Carson, the Scout,
gave their lives
in the Battles of San Pasqual between the Americans and Mexicans,
December 6-10, 1846.
Captain Abraham R. Johnston Captain Benjamin D. Moore Lieutenant Thos. C. Hammond Sgt. John Cox Corp. Wm. C. West Pvt. Geo. Ashmead Pvt. Jos T. Campbell Pvt. John Dunlop Pvt. Wm. Dalton Pvt. Wm. C. Lucky Pvt. Samuel T. Rapole Pvt. Jos. Be Kennedy 1st. Sgt. Otis L. Moore Sgt. Wm. Whitness Corp. Geo. Ramsdale Pvt. David W. Johnson Pvt. Wm. C. Gholston Pvt. Wm. H. Fiel Pvt. Robt. S Gregory Pvt. Henry Baker Pvt. Francis Menard
Erected 1925.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, Mexican-American. A significant historical month for this entry is December 1863.
Location. 33° 5.179′ N, 116° 59.397′ W. Marker is in Escondido, California, in San Diego County. It is on San Pasqual Valley Road (California Route 78), on the right when traveling west. Marker
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Regionally, this marker is in California’s Peninsular Ranges. It is also on the American Pacific Coast. Globally, it is in North America, on the Ring of Fire, in the Pacific Rim, in the Western Hemisphere, in the Western World, and in the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain and also Mexicos Alta California.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: San Pasqual Battlefield (within shouting distance of this marker); An Incident of the Mexican War (approx. 0.4 miles away); Mule Hill (approx. 5.1 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 6.9 miles away); Daley Ranch (approx. 7.8 miles away); Ramona Town Hall (approx. 7.8 miles away); Theophile Verlaque House (approx. 7.9 miles away); Verlaque House (1886) (approx. 7.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Escondido.
Also see . . . YouTube video showing this marker. Appears the plaque has been replaced as the 10 or so bullet holes are no longer present. (Submitted on June 11, 2025, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)
Photographed by Michael Kindig, August 4, 2007
2. San Pasqual Memorial Monument
Credits. This page was last revised on June 11, 2025. It was originally submitted on January 26, 2012, by Michael Kindig of Elk Grove, California. This page has been viewed 1,053 times since then and 33 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 4, 2012, by Michael Kindig of Elk Grove, California. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.
