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battle of san antonio
hendrick arnold a mixed race free manled milams division into battle and was later praised for his service during the battle -
battle of gonzales
they had a flag that said come and take it -
siege of san antonio
they elected stephen f. austin as their commander -
consultation
the consultation voted against an immediate declaration of independence by a vote of 33 t 15 -
battle of the alamo
the battle of the alamo is the most famous military clash in texas history and is the subject of many movies and novels -
runaway scrape
when the word of the massacres at the alamo and at goliad reached anglo settlers they gathered up their belonging and went east as quickly as they could -
constitutional convention of 1836
the delegates declared texas independent the next day march 2 within two weeks they had written a constitution -
goliad masscre
the guards began shooting all but a handful who escaped during the confusion.the rest of the men including fannin were executed later -
battle of san jacinto
houston arranged his men on the field.they marched to the beat of a drummer and three fifers playing "will you come to the brower?"they stuck the right flanck or side of the mexican army pushing the troops back into each other all down the line.the texans shouted "remember the alamo!remember goliad!"as they crossed the battlefield. -
battle of coleto
fannin commanded only about 300 men who were outnumbered by urreas troops