THE DECISIVE BATTLE FOR LOS ANGELES


William H. Meyers. Watercolor. 1847.
Naval Sketches of the War in California. Limited Edition 1,000. Grabhorn Press. San Francisco. 1939.

The decisive battle for Los Angeles, depicting the repulse of the Mexicans on the plains of La Mesa. 9 January 1847.

From the collection of Franklin Delano Roosevelt.