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t. e. The Texas Revolution (October 2, 1835 – April 21, 1836) was a rebellion of colonists from the United States and Tejanos (Hispanic Texans) against the centralist government of Mexico in the Mexican state of Coahuila y Tejas. Although the uprising was part of a larger one, the Mexican Federalist War, that included other provinces opposed ...
This is a timeline of the Texas Revolution, spanning the time from the earliest independence movements of the area of Texas, over the declaration of independence from Spain, up to the secession of the Republic of Texas from Mexico . The first shot of the Texas Revolution was fired at the Battle of Gonzales on October 2, 1835.
The Battle of the Alamo (February 23 – March 6, 1836) was a pivotal event and military engagement in the Texas Revolution. Following a 13-day siege, Mexican troops under President General Antonio López de Santa Anna reclaimed the Alamo Mission near San Antonio de Béxar (modern-day San Antonio, Texas, United States), killing most of the ...
The Battle of San Jacinto ( Spanish: Batalla de San Jacinto ), fought on April 21, 1836, in present-day La Porte and Deer Park, Texas, was the final and decisive battle of the Texas Revolution. Led by General Samuel Houston, the Texan Army engaged and defeated General Antonio López de Santa Anna 's Mexican army in a fight that lasted just 18 ...
Lack, Paul D. (1992), The Texas Revolutionary Experience: A Political and Social History 1835–1836, College Station: Texas A&M University Press, ISBN 978-0-89096-497-2; McComb, David G. The City in Texas: A History (University of Texas Press, 2015) 342 pp.
Sam Houston. Samuel Houston ( / ˈhjuːstən / ⓘ, HEW-stən; March 2, 1793 – July 26, 1863) was an American general and statesman who played a prominent role in the Texas Revolution. He served as the first and third president of the Republic of Texas and was one of the first two individuals to represent Texas in the United States Senate.
March 16 - David G. Burnet becomes interim president of the Republic of Texas. March 19 – Battle of Coleto: General Urrea corners Colonel James Fannin near Goliad. March 20 – Fannin surrenders. March 21 – The Battle of Copano is fought. March 22 – King's troops are captured by the Mexicans. March 27 – Goliad Massacre: James Fannin and ...
Battle of Gonzales. The Battle of Gonzales was the first military engagement of the Texas Revolution. It was fought near Gonzales, Texas, on October 2, 1835, between rebellious Texian settlers and a detachment of Mexican army soldiers. In 1831, Green DeWitt asked the Mexican authorities to lend the Gonzales colonists a cannon to help protect ...