BATTLES OF THE TEXAS REVOLUTION
Events & Significance
Battle of Gonzales
- Occurred on September 27, 1835
- Mexico was upset because American colonists refused to surrender a cannon they had given them as defense in 1831
- On October 2, 1835, the American colonists attacked the Mexicans at their camp
- The Mexicans were outnumbered & the American colonists won
Battle of Concepcion
- Occurred on October 28, 1835 on the grounds of Concepcion Mission outside of San Antonio
- Was the 1st major armed conflict of the Texas Revolution
- Texas rebels, led by James Fannin & Jim Bowie, fought off a vicious assault by the Mexican army & drove them back into San Antonio
Grass Fight
- Occurred November 26, 1835
- A scout reported that more than 100 Mexican soldiers with pack animals were headed to San Antonio & a rumor quickly spread, that they were carrying silver to pay the Mexican troops
- American rebels assembled some cavalry & infantry troops, ambushed, & captured their animals along with their cargo
- When the opened their bags, all they found was grass, not silver
Battle of the Alamo
- Occurred on March 6, 1836, in San Antonio
- Santa Anna attacked & the Texans were outnumbered
- In 2 hours, Santa Anna overran the approximately 200 soldiers & none of the defenders survived
Goliad Massacre
- Occurred on March 27, 1836
- Santa Anna ordered Mexican soldiers to execute over 300 Texas prisoners
- This angered others Texans & became a rallying cry at the Battle of San Jacinto
Battle of San Jacinto
- Occurred April 21, 1836 & was the defining battle of the Texas Revolution
- Santa Anna unwisely divided his force to mop up the Texans who were still in rebellion after the Battle of the Alamo & the Goliad Massacre
- Sam Houston, sensing Santa Anna's mistake, engaged him on the shores of the San Jacinto River
- Hundreds of Mexican soldiers were killed or captured
- Santa Anna himself was captured & forced to sign a treaty, ending the war
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