Texas Revolution

Remember the Alamo!

Battle cry at the Battle of San Jacinto.

Deguello

The "cutthroat song" that Santa Anna played nightly during the Siege of the Alamo to keep the Texans awake so they would be too tired to fight.

Texas Declaration Of Independence

The Texas Declaration of Independence was the formal declaration of independence of the Republic of Texas from Mexico in the Texas Revolution. It was adopted at the Convention of 1836 at Washington-on-the-Brazos on March 2, 1836.

Law of April 6, 1830

A law banning U.S. immigration (nobody coming IN OR OUT of the United States), would not allow any more slaves, and began taxing U.S. imports. The Mexican government did not allow for religious freedom. Texans are very unhappy with all the changes and felt that the Constitution of 1824 should still be enforced. Mexico thought this Law would help strengthen their control over Texas.

George Childress

George Campbell Childress (January 8, 1804 - October 6, 1841) was a lawyer, statesman and was a principal author of the Texas Declaration of Independence.

Stephen F. Austin

He was considered the "Father of Texas." He was selected to travel to Mexico City and meet with Santa Anna to see if he could resolve some of the issues Texans had with the Law of April 6, 1830. When Santa Anna discovered a letter he had written to Texans to start making plans to become an independent state, he was thrown in jail!

Empresario

Land Agent...In other words...Someone who receives land from the government and then sells it for profit.

Sam Houston

Samuel "Sam" Houston (March 2, 1793 - July 26, 1863) was an American politician and soldier, best known for his role in bringing Texas into the United States as a constituent state. His victory at the Battle of San Jacinto secured the independence of Texas from Mexico. The only American to be elected governor of two different States (as opposed to territories or indirect appointments), he was also the only Southern governor to oppose secession (which led to the outbreak of the American Civil War) and to refuse an oath of allegiance to the Confederacy, a decision that led to his removal from office by the Texas secession convention.

Antonio López de SANTA ANNA

Santa Anna(21 February 1794 - 21 June 1876), was a Mexican politician and general who greatly influenced early Mexican politics and government.He was the Mexican president and was the commander of the Mexican troops during the Texas revolution.

Battle of San Jacinto

The Battle of San Jacinto, fought on April 21, 1836, in present-day Harris County, Texas, was the decisive battle of the Texas Revolution. Led by General Sam Houston, the Texian Army engaged and defeated General Antonio López de Santa Anna's Mexican army in a fight that lasted just 18 MINUTES. Even though the Texans were outnumbered, only nine Texans died. Santa Anna, the President of Mexico, was captured the following day and held as a prisoner of war.

Goliad Massacre

The Goliad Massacre, set in the town of Goliad on March 27, 1836, was an execution of Republic of Texas soldier-prisoners and their commander, James Fannin, by the Mexican Army. James Fannin surrendered to the Mexican army because he thought that he and his men would be held as prisoners and then later released. After the execution, the bodies were stacked and burned.

Runaway Scrape

The Runaway Scrape was the name given to the flight and subsequent hostilities that occurred, as Texian, Tejano, and American settlers and militia encountered the pursuing Mexican army in early 1836.Settlers had fled their homes in Texas, after receiving reports of the Mexican Army, under General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna, gathering on the Rio Grande in preparation to invade and retake Texas.

Fredonian Rebellion

The first serious conflict between Mexico and Texas settlers caused over a dispute with a land grant in East Texas led by Haden Edwards. The Cherokee Indians were SUPPOSED to be allies to The Republic of Fredonia, but did not show up to help the Fredonians because they were afraid they would be forced to leave their land. Mexico is concerned about the growing American influence, especially in East Texas.

Siege and fall of the Alamo

This battle was a pivotal event in the Texas Revolution. Following a 13-day siege, Mexican troops under President General Antonio López de Santa Anna launched an assault on the mission, killing All of the Texian defenders. Their bodies were stacked & burned. Santa Anna's cruelty during the battle inspired many Texians—both Texas settlers and adventurers from the United States—to join the Texian Army.

Battle of Gonzales

This war started with a conflict over a cannon. Mexico had given Texas settlers a cannon to protect them from Indian attacks. Mexican troops wanted the cannon back, but the Texans refused and this led to the battle. The Texas rebels hung a flag on the cannon that said "Come and take it." This was the FIRST battle of the Texas Revolution. At least one Mexican soldier died in battle, but no Texas rebels died.

Battle of San Antonio(Siege of Bexar)

This was an early campaign of the Texas Revolution in which a volunteer Texian army defeated Mexican forces at The Alamo. Texans defeated General Cos (brother-in-law to Santa Anna) and this was an embarrassment! Santa Anna personally led an attack to Texas with over 1,500 soldiers to take back the Alamo.

Battle of Goliad

This was another early battle won by the Texas rebels. This was important because by capturing the garrison at Goliad, Texans cut off supply routes for the Mexican army.

William B. Travis Letter

To the People of Texas & All Americans in the World is an open letter written on February 24, 1836, by William B. Travis, commander of the Texian forces at the Battle of the Alamo, to settlers in Mexican Texas. On February 23, the Alamo Mission in San Antonio, Texas had been besieged by Mexican forces led by General Antonio López de Santa Anna. Fearing that his small group of men could not withstand an assault, Travis wrote this letter seeking reinforcements and supplies from supporters. The letter closes with Travis's vow of "Victory or Death!"

William B. Travis

William Barret Travis (August 1, 1809 - March 6, 1836) was a 19th-century American lawyer and soldier. On February 24, 1836, during Santa Anna's siege of the Alamo, Travis wrote a letter addressed "To the People of Texas and All Americans in the World". He died at the Battle of the Alamo during the Texas Revolution.