Henry A. Crabb

Henry Alexander Crabb (unknown – April 7, 1857) was an American soldier and an early member of the California State Senate, who served during a term ending in 1854. After losing re-election in the fall of 1856, he organized a filibustering expedition to the Mexican state of Sonora to aid the Liberal rebels in Mexico's ongoing Reform War, specifically the leader of the Liberals in Sonora, Ygnacio Pesqueira. After Crabb crossed the border, however, Pesqueira turned on him, and Crabb's forces were defeated in an eight-day battle at Caborca in April 1857. The survivors, including Crabb, were captured and then executed by the rebels in what has been termed the Crabb massacre.

Sources

• San Diego History article on Crabb