<P> The only other United States military force in California at the time was a small exploratory expedition led by Lieutenant Colonel John C. Frémont , made up of 30 topographical , surveying , etc. army troops and about 25 men hired as guides and hunters . The Frémont expedition had been dispatched to California , in 1845 , from the United States Army Corps of Topographical Engineers . </P>
<P> The only other United States military force in California at the time was a small exploratory expedition led by Lieutenant Colonel John C. Frémont , made up of 30 topographical , surveying , etc. army troops and about 25 men hired as guides and hunters . The Frémont expedition had been dispatched to California , in 1845 , from the United States Army Corps of Topographical Engineers . </P>
who led a mission to california in 1846
who led a mission to california in 1846
Lieutenant Colonel John C. Frémont
Lieutenant Colonel John C. Frémont