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Texas Revolution
The Texas Revolution started with the battle of Gonzales and ended with the battle of San Jacinto. The Texas Revolution was a rebellion of colonists from the United States and Tejanos in putting up armed resistance to the centralist government of Mexico. The Texans won!
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The Alamo
On February 23, a Mexican force numbering in the thousands and led by General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna began a siege of the fort. Though vastly outnumbered, the Alamo’s 200 defenders held out for 13 days before the Mexican forces finally overpowered them. For Texans, the Battle of the Alamo became an enduring symbol of their resistance to oppression and their struggle for independence.
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Republic of Texas
Colonized in the eighteenth century by the Spanish, the Republic of Texas declared its independence from Mexico on March 2, 1836. The Republic of Texas was not recognized by the United States until a year later in 1837.
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Sam Houston Election
The 1836 Republic of Texas presidential election was the first such election in the newly established Republic of Texas. Popular war hero Samuel Houston was elected in a decisive victory over Henry Smith and Stephen F. Austin.
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Battle of the Neches
The Battle of the Neches, the main engagement of the Cherokee War of 1838–1839, took place on 15–16 July in 1839 in what is now the Redland community. It resulted from the Córdova Rebellion and Texas President Mirabeau Bonaparte Lamar's determination to remove the Cherokee people from Texas.
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Council House Fight
The Council House Fight, often referred to as the Council House Massacre, was a fight between soldiers and officials of the Republic of Texas and a delegation of Comanche chiefs during a peace conference in San Antonio on March 19, 1840.
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Battle of Plum Creek
The Battle of Plum Creek was a clash between allied Tonkawa, militia, and Rangers of the Republic of Texas and a huge Comanche war party under Chief Buffalo Hump, which took place near Lockhart, Texas, on August 12, 1840. This battle was an aftermath of the Council House Fight, in which many of the Comanche Indian chiefs, women, and warriors were killed. The result was a victory Texian victory.
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Mier Expedition
The Mier expedition was an unsuccessful military operation launched in November 1842 by a Texian militia against Mexican border settlements. It was the most disastrous of the expeditions from Texas into Mexico.
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Naval Battle of Campeche
The battle showed off the most advanced warship of its day. The war was between the Mexico and Republic of Texas. Even though Texas had already declared its independence, Mexico refused to acknowledge it. Mexico lost and victory was Republic of Texas and Yucatan.
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Texas Joining the U.S.
Texas annexation of the Republic of Texas and joined with United States of America. It was admitted to the Union as the 28th state.
Referenced from: 1996 - 2023 National Geographic Society