U.S. Army Major John C. Frémont arrived in California claiming to be on a mission to find a route to the Pacific (his mission officially was to find the source of the Arkansas River), he began encouraging a parallel rebellion among the Anglo-American settlers.
U.S. Army Major John C. Frémont arrived in California (his mission officially was to find the source of the Arkansas River), he began encouraging a parallel rebellion among the Anglo-American settlers. This California was claiming to be on a mission to find a route to the Pacific (his mission officially was to find the source of the Arkansas River).