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Battle of Galveston Harbor (1837)

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in 1836, Mexico and the newly declared Republic of Texas sporadically fought at sea. Texas was hoping to gain independence, while Mexico was hoping to reassert control over Texas.
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the two Mexican warships alone. The two Mexican craft attempted to board the Texan vessel several times but were forced to break off their close-quarters actions because of
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attempted to flee from the battle, but due to the shallow tide, she snagged her rudder on the harbor bar and ran aground.
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was then pounded to pieces by the breakers until her hull completely disappeared in the next 48 hours.
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overnight and the next day she was assailed by the brigs
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s maneuverability. After a prolonged engagement, the
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Battle of Galveston (disambiguation)
Texas War of Independence
The wreck of the Invincible, 1837.
A map of the region.
Galveston, Texas
Mexico
Republic of Texas
Republic of Texas
brigs
schooners
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First Texas Navy
Ingham incident
San Felipe incident
Sisal
April 3, 1836
Natchez incident
Brazos River
Galveston Harbor
Republic of Texas
Mexico
Galveston Harbor
Texas Revolution
Invincible
Commodore
Brutus
channel
sandbar

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