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Stephen Watts Kearny (sometimes spelled Kearney) ( / ˈkɑːrni / KAR-nee) [2] (August 30, 1794 – October 31, 1848) was one of the foremost antebellum frontier officers of the United States Army. He is remembered for his significant contributions in the Mexican–American War, especially the conquest of California.
Jun 8, 2018 · Stephen Watts Kearny. Born August 30, 1794 Newark, New Jersey. Died October 31, 1848 St. Louis, Missouri. U.S. Army general and politician. O ne of three top U.S. generals in the Mexican American War, Stephen Watts Kearny led the Army of the West in a bloodless takeover of Santa Fe in the territory of New Mexico.
On December 6 and 7, 1846, General Stephen W. Kearny 's US Army of the West, along with a small detachment of the California Battalion led by a Marine Lieutenant, engaged a small contingent of Californios and their Presidial Lancers Los Galgos (The Greyhounds), led by Major Andrés Pico.
- December 6-7, 1846
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Kearny returned to the United States in July and resumed command of the Sixth Military District, headquartered at Jefferson Barracks. On September 7, 1848, he was appointed brevet major general, despite Benton’s vigorous opposition, but the victory was hollow.
Returning to Washington D.C. in the spring of 1848 Kearny was brevetted major-general and then sent to Mexico. While serving as governor of Vera Cruz, he contracted yellow fever, which resulted in his death in St. Louis, Missouri on October 21, 1848.
In late November, General Stephen W. Kearny, with a squadron of 100 dragoons, finally reached the Colorado River at the present-day California border after a grueling march across the province of Santa Fe de Nuevo México and the Sonoran Desert.
His nephew was Major General Philip Kearny of American Civil War fame. Stephen Watts Kearny was one of the foremost antebellum frontier officers of the United States Army. He is remembered for his significant contributions in the Mexican–American War, especially the conquest of California.
