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372:. The Johnson-Grant venture, the first battle of the Texas Revolution in which the Mexican Army was the victor. From the Johnson forces, 20 Texans killed, 32 captured and 1 Mexican loss, 4 wounded. Johnson and 4 others escaped after capture and proceeded to Goliad. Johnson would survive the Texas Revolution.
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Third battle of the Goliad
Campaign. Texans inflicted heavy casualties, but split their forces and retreated, ending in capture. About 50 Texans killed and 98 captured with some later executions, 29 spared as laborers, survivors sent to Goliad and possibly 80-100 Mexican casualties with 50 wounded.
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and the subsequent battle, where almost all 189-250 Texan defenders were killed. 600 Mexicans killed or wounded. Anger over Santa Anna's lack of mercy led many Texan settlers to join the Texan Army. (This battle is considered one of the most famous battles in
American history and is the inspiration
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in the midst of oppositional forces. A battle ensues with 10 Texans killed, 60 wounded and 200 Mexicans killed or wounded. After the second day of fighting, a Texan surrender is agreed upon. Approximately 342 of the captured Texans were not pardoned but were executed on March 27 in the
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Houston. After learning that Santa Anna had again divided his forces, Houston ordered an attack on April 21, 1836. Crying "Remember the Alamo" and "Remember Goliad", the Texans showed little mercy during the
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January, a large number of the remaining settlers, most of whom were immigrants recently arrived from the United States, despite the immigration ban passed by Mexico in April, 1830, began clamoring to invade Mexico. Colonel
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Revolution. 630 Mexicans killed, 208 wounded, 730 captured and 9 Texans killed, 30 wounded.
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Campaign. Of 27 men of the Grant and Morris forces from the Johnson-Grant venture-12/15 killed; 6 captured and imprisoned at Matamoros; Six escaped, of whom five were killed at Goliad Massacre
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believes that "the relative ease of the victory at
Concepción instilled in the Texans a reliance on their long rifles and a contempt for their enemies", which may have led to the later Texan defeat at Coleto.
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and defeated them. After receiving word of the defeat, Fannin finally began his retreat. His men were quickly overtaken and surrounded by
Mexican soldiers. Fannin fought courageously at the
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In a six-week siege, Texans attacked Bexar and fought from house to house for five days. After Cos surrendered, all
Mexican troops in Texas were forced to retreat beyond the
125:, were released to tell Sam Houston what had happened. The youngest person in the Alamo was 16 years old. They were told to say that everyone would either surrender or die.
271:. The Texans repulsed several attacks with what historian Alwyn Barr described as "able leadership, a strong position, and greater firepower". One Texan was injured, and
86:. Even before Cos's defeat, Santa Anna had been making plans to retake Texas. In January, he led the "Army of Operations in Texas" towards the rebellious territory. At the
50:. The majority of the Texan troops followed General Sam Houston where they initiated a siege of the Mexican garrison. After victories in several skirmishes, including the
523:, a group organized in New Orleans who were told they would join the Texas Revolution. They actually attacked Tampico in Mexico before the survivors retreated to Texas.
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Phillip Dimmitt's Commandancy of Goliad, 1835–1836: An Episode of the Mexican Federalist War in Texas, Usually Referred to as the Texan Revolution
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throughout the country revolted; in Texas, an armed uprising began on October 2, 1835, when settlers refused to return a small cannon to Mexican troops. This
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Final battle of the Goliad Campaign. In an attempt to rendezvous with other Texan forces, the southernmost wing of Texan army brazenly departs their heavily
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42:). Emboldened by their victory, the Texans formed a volunteer army. A small force of Texans traveled down the Texas coastline, defeating Mexican troops
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Many Texans believed the war was now over, and the majority of the settlers returned to their homes. The remaining settlers were garrisoned at the
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to abandon Goliad and join his retreat. However, Fannin delayed his departure and sent a quarter of his troops to help evacuate the settlers at
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Texans attack a large Mexican army pack train. 4 Texans wounded and 17 Mexican casualties. Resulted in the capture of horses and hay (grass).
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News of the Texan defeat and approach of the Mexican army terrified the settlers; in an event later known as the
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became the first Texan soldier to die in battle. Between 14 and 76 Mexican soldiers were killed. Historian
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1027:Congress of the Republic of Texas
368:This was the first battle of the
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516:Timeline of the Texas Revolution
424:for dozens of movies and books)
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340:October 12 – December 11, 1835
661:Hardin (1994), pp. 46–7.
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1006:Timelines of cities in Texas
1081:Texas history-related lists
1037:Texas Historical Commission
417:Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna
173:(M) – Mexican victory
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540:Hardin (1994), pp. 17, 19.
82:began preparing to attack
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298:November 4–5, 1835
176:(T) – Texan victory
593:Barr (1990), pp. 24, 27.
465:March 19–20, 1836
1071:Lists of battles by war
706:Groneman, Bill (1998).
652:Groneman (1998), p. 36.
562:Goliad Campaign of 1835
419:personally oversaw the
113:; all but a few of the
764:Scott, Robert (2000).
755:Huson, Hobart (1974).
356:Battle of San Patricio
265:Martin Perfecto de Cos
708:Battlefields of Texas
643:Hardin (1994), p. 44.
625:Hardin (1994), p. 35.
616:Hardin (1994), p. 34.
486:Battle of San Jacinto
407:San Antonio de Bexar
337:San Antonio de Bexar
318:San Antonio de Bexar
289:Battle of Lipantitlán
162:Battle of San Jacinto
123:William Barret Travis
584:Scott (2000), p. 20.
549:Huson (1974), p. 13.
381:Battle of Agua Dulce
256:San Antonio de Bexar
251:Battle of Concepción
111:advance on the Alamo
52:Battle of Concepción
28:San Antonio de Bexar
634:Barr (1990), p. 60.
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48:at Fort Lipantitlán
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36:San Antonio
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917:Revolution
887:Annexation
572:2008-07-14
386:Agua Dulce
345:Rio Grande
146:at Refugio
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