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John D. Sloat

1781–1867 · 19th century · Also known as John Drake Sloat

John Drake Sloat was a United States Navy officer who commanded the Pacific Squadron at the start of the Mexican–American War. On 7 July 1846 he landed at Monterey and claimed Alta California for the United States, ending the California Republic. He handed command to Robert F. Stockton weeks later and eventually retired as a rear admiral.

John D. Sloat
Image: Edwin A. Sherman (author of The life of the late Rear-Admiral John Drake Sloat of the United States Navy, published 1902) · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

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