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Battle of Gonzales
after a shot fight, the Mexicans retreated, with one casualty, against no loss on the side of the Texans. -
Consulation of 1835
San Felipe chose Branch T. Archer to preside. From the biginning here was considerable discord among the members. -
Siege of San Antonio
The entire Texas army was camped at conseption. This force was at least thousands of man. -
Battle of the Alamo
The battle of the Alamo was a pivotalevent in the Texas Revolution. Fallowing a 13 day siege.Mexican troops under Santa Anna launched an assault on the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. -
Convention of 1836
Convention of 1836 began meeting on March 1 at the village of Wanshington-on-the-Brazos. Each of the settlements of Texas were represented by delegates elected one month earlier. -
Texas declared Independence from Mexico
Texas declared Independence was the formal Decleration of Independence of the replublic of Texas from Mexico in the Texas Revolution. -
The Alamo Falls
On this date in 1836, in a pre-dawn morning, the Mexican Army under General Santa Anna, began to sneak up on the Texas troops and volunteers still sleeping inside the Alamo. One of the Mexican soldiers yelled "Viva, Santa Anna!" and others joined in, awakening the Texans occupying the former mission. -
Runaway Scrape
The Runaway Scrape was the name given to the flight and subsequent hostilities that occurred, as Texan, Tejano, and American settlers and militia encountered the pursuing Mexican army in early 1836. -
Battle of Coleto
The battle of Coleto, the culmination of the Goliad Campaign of 1836, occurred near Coleto Creek in Goliad County on March 19 and 20, 1836. Originally called "the battle of the prairie." and "La batalla del encinal del Perdido." It was one of the most significant engagements of the Texas Revolution. -
Goliad Campaign
The Goliad Campaign refers to a series of battles which occurred in 1836 as part of the Texas Revolution, which ultimately led to the Goliad massacre. Troops from the army of Mexico defeated Texian forces in several clashes, and eventually massacred many of their prisoners of war, spreading outrage, resentment, and fear among the population of the fledgling Republic of Texas and abroad. -
Territory of Wisconsin
The Territory of Wisconsin was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from July 3, 1836, until May 29, 1848, when an eastern portion of the territory was admitted to the Union as the State of Wisconsin.
