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Battle of Gonzalez
First battle of the Texas Revolution. Mexico attempted to disarm the Texans by taking away a cannon for which the Texans refused. This is what started the Texas Revolution. -
Constitutional Convention of 1836
The Convention of 1836 wrote the Texas Declaration of Independence and the Constitution of the Republic of Texas, organized the ad interim government, and named Sam Houston commander in chief of the military forces of the republic. -
Battle of the Alamo
Battle between Texans and the Mexican army led by Santa Anna. Resulted in Mexican victory. Also the battle that gave Santa Anna the reputation for being merciless. -
Batlle of coleto
The execution became known as the Goliad Massacre. The Battle of Coleto was significant because it showed that Texian troops involved in the battle, despite being relatively untrained -
Goliad Massacre
The injured Fannin was the last to be slaughtered. ... Instead, the Mexican commanding officer shot Fannin in the face, burned his body with the others and kept the timepiece as a war prize. Nearly 350 -
Battle of San jacinto
On April 21, 1836, during Texas' war for independence from Mexico, the Texas militia under Sam Houston (1793-1863) launched a surprise attack against the forces of Mexican General Antonio Lopez and Santa Anna surrender.
