Camp San Luis Rey

Camp San Luis Rey (1846-1852) - A Mormon Battalion Camp first established in 1846 on the site of Mission San Luis Rey de Francia in present day Oceanside, San Diego County, California. Briefly reestablished in 1849 by 1st Lt. Clarendon J. Wilson and Company E, 1st U.S. Dragoons and again in 1850-1852 by Major Edward H. Fitzgerald and Companies A & E, 1st U.S. Dragoons. Abandoned in 1852. Also known as Post of San Luis Rey.

History of Camp San Luis Rey

First established in late 1846 by the Mormon Battalion on the site of Mission San Luis Rey de Francia to protect travelers. Briefly reestablished in 1849 by 1st Lt. Clarendon J. Wilson and Company E, 1st U.S. Dragoons and again in 1850-1852 by Major Edward H. Fitzgerald and Companies A & E, 1st U.S. Dragoons. Both companies were withdrawn on 20 Apr 1851 and marched to Benicia Barracks leaving behind a small detachment commanded by 1st Lt. Francis E. Patterson, 1st U.S. Artillery. The post was abandoned in July 1852. Abandoned in 1852.

Stabilized military barracks ruins at the Mission San Luis Rey de Francia in Oceanside, San Diego County, California.

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Location: Oceanside, San Diego County, California.

Maps & Images

Lat: 33.2313603 Long: -117.3198223

Sources:

Roberts, Robert B., Encyclopedia of Historic Forts: The Military, Pioneer, and Trading Posts of the United States, Macmillan, New York, 1988, 10th printing, ISBN 0-02-926880-X, page 91
Hart, Herbert M., Tour Guide to Old Western Forts, Pruett Publishing Co., Boulder CO, 1980, ISBN 0-87108-568-2, page 35

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