San Francisco

San Fransisco is a major port and city in {California]] on the US West Coast. During the Second Mexican War, British naval forces bombard the city and detach marines to raid the mint. Samuel Clemens lived in the city at the time and witnessed this attack. The city was devastated again in the 1906 earthquake. In 1914, US naval shipped departed from San Francisco Bay and southern California to successfully attack the British-held Sandwich Islands.