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The Siege of the Alamo
Santa Anna’s Army began to arrive in San Antonio de Bexár on February 23, 1836. https://www.thealamo.org/remember/battle-and-revolution -
Texas Independence from Mexico
On March 2, 1836, Texas formally declared its independence from Mexico.
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Remember the Alamo
On March 6, 1836, after 13 days of intermittent fighting, the Battle of the Alamo comes to a gruesome end, capping off a pivotal moment in the Texas Revolution. https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/alamo-texas-battle-ends -
Goliad Massacre
The Texans were imprisoned by the Mexicans at Goliad and subsequently murdered by order of Antonio López de Santa Anna on March 27, 1836 https://www.tsl.texas.gov/treasures/republic/goliad/goliad.html -
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 de Santa Anna (1794-1876) at the Battle of San Jacinto, near present-day Houston, Texas https://www.history.com/topics/mexico/battle-of-san-jacinto -
Sam Houston is President
On September 5, 1836, Sam Houston is elected as president of the Republic of Texas, which earned its independence from Mexico in a successful military rebellion. https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/sam-houston-elected-as-president-of-texas -
Austin became the capital
The capital of Texas was named in honor of Stephen F. Austin https://www.austinlibrary.com/ahc/faq1.htm -
Battle of Plum Creek
The Battle of Plum Creek, August 12, 1840, began on Comanche Flats https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=64063 -
Texan Santa Fe Expedition
The Texan Santa Fe Expedition, a politico-military-commercial expedition of 1841, was occasioned by President Mirabeau B. Lamar's desire to divert to Texas at least a part of the trade then carried over the Santa Fe Trail and, if possible, to establish Texas jurisdiction over the Santa Fe area, which the Republic of Texas claimed on the basis of an act of December 19, 1836. https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/texan-santa-fe-expedition -
Texas Becomes a State
On December 29, 1845, Texas became the 28th state in the United States https://education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/texas-becomes-state