The man in charge of the operation was Commodore John D. Sloat. Having made the critical decision to occupy Monterey (on sketchy intelligence), Sloat next sent his commanders to secure California ...

MONTEREY >> The little secret about the triumphant landing of Commodore John Drake Sloat, re-enacted Saturday at the historic Custom House, is that the famous maritime hero might not have ...

On July 7, 1846, a few months after the Mexican-American War began, Commodore John Sloat sailed into Monterey Bay, strode ashore and raised a makeshift flag bearing the image of a grizzly bear ...

For the city of Monterey to portray our historic “1846 Sloat Landing” without any historical boats, landings or Commodore John Drake Sloat impersonations was, in my opinion, a sham ...