Battle of Mulege

Battle of Mulegé
Part of Mexican-American War
American forces after capturing the hill at Mulege.
Date 2 October 1847 Location Mulegé, Baja California Sur Result Mexican victory
Belligerents
United States	Mexico
Commanders and leaders
Thomas O. Selfridge Tunis Craven	Manuel Pineda Munoz
Strength
17 marines 54 seaman Dale	100 militia
Casualties and losses
2 wounded	none

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.

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's 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.

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.

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