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Stephen Watts Kearney

General Stephen Kearny, one of the foremost frontier officers of the U.S. Army, is remembered for his significant contributions to the Mexican-American War, especially California’s conquest.

Stephen Watts Kearny was born in Newark, New Jersey, on August 30, 1794. Following two years of college, Kearny joined the New York Militia and began a 36-year military career. He spent most of that time traveling throughout the western frontier, exploring, mapping, visiting Indian tribes, and keeping the peace.

He fought in the War of 1812, serving as a First Lieutenant. Afterward, he was assigned to the western frontier and, in 1819, was a member of the expedition to explore the Yellowstone River in present-day Montana and Wyoming. He kept extensive journals during his travels, including his interactions with Native Americans.

In 1826, Kearny was appointed the first commander of the new Jefferson Barracks in St. Louis, Missouri. During this time, Kearny met, courted, and married Mary Radford, the stepdaughter of William Clark of the famous Corps of Discovery

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Kearny, Stephen W. (1794–1848)

Stephen W. Kearny (b. 30 August 1794; d. 31 October 1848), a soldier who gained fame during the Mexican War (1846–1848). Kearny, of Dutch and Irish parentage, was raised in New Jersey and New York City. He served with distinction during the War of 1812 and as an officer commanding various posts on the western frontier. When the Mexican War broke out, he was given the command of the Army of the West. He marched 1,600 troops into Santa Fe, New Mexico, and served as military governor from August to September 1846.

From Santa Fe Kearny led an army of about one hundred to California to assist in the American conquest of the far West. On 6 December 1846, at San Pasqual, near San Diego, in a brief but bloody skirmish, he encountered a Californio force led by Andrés Pico that blocked his advance for several days. Later Kearny assisted in the recapture of Los Angeles. For many months he quarreled with John C. Frémont over who was the chief commander of California. Eventually Kearny was vindicated and Frémont was court-martialed.

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Stephen Watts Kearny

Stephen Watts Kearny, a career U.S. Army officer, was born on August 30, 1794 in Newark, New Jersey. In his youth he enrolled at Columbia University but quit when the War of 1812 began, serving throughout as a lieutenant. In 1819 Kearny was a member of the Yellowstone Expedition. He was subsequently posted on the frontier, during which time he advanced to the rank of colonel. The start of the U.S.-Mexico War found Kearny at Fort Leavenworth, where in May 1846 he gathered troops charged with conquering New Mexico and California.

Kearny's forces left Fort Leavenworth in June 1846. Numbering 1,558 men, the "Army of the West" consisted of a battalion of Missouri Volunteers, two companies of regular infantry, five squadrons of the First Dragoons, Doniphan's Regiment of Missouri Mounted Volunteers, an interpreter, about fifty Indian guides, and a small body of Army Topographical Engineers.

On July 22, the army reached Bent's Fort. Soon afterward, Kearny sent word to New Mexico Governor Manuel Armijo that the Americans intended to take possession of New Mexico.