Mariposa Battalion
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title:
Mariposa Battalion
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Mariposa Battalion was a California Militia unit formed in 1851 to defeat the Ahwahnechee and Chowchillas in the Mariposa War, a part of the California genocide. After a force under Mariposa County Sheriff James Burney was found unequal to the task of defeating the Native Californians, Burney made an appeal to Governor John McDougal for help. This led to authorizing an organization of two hundred men into the Mariposa Battalion. The Mariposa Battalion was mustered 12 February 1851. Sheriff Burne
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California Militia unit formed in 1851
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mariposa_Battalion
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2024-02-20T22:33:47Z
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