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Battle of the Alamo Begins
Santa Ana surprised those who were in San Antonio by showing up with his army trapping those who were left in the Alamo -
Convention of 1836
While the Alamo was being attacked, a group of 59 men met at Independence Hall in Washington on the Brazos to declare independence from Mexico and decide what the plan for Texas was in the future. -
Fall of the Alamo
The Texans fighting at the Alamo were finally overcome by the Mexican force and the battle was lost. -
Slaughter at Goliad
Following order from Santa Ana, the Mexican army that had captured Texan Soldiers were ordered to execute all of their enemies -
Battle of San Jacinto
The last major battle of the Texas Revolution, the Texas forces launched a surprise attack on the Mexican army leading to a victory for the Texan soldiers. -
Treaty of Velasco
The treaty of Velasco was signed stating that Santa Ana would never fight the new Republic of Texas and that he and his forces would have to retreat out of the new republic. -
1st Congress of the Republic of Texas
The 1st congress of the Republic of Texas meets at Columbia -
First President
Sam Houston becomes the president of the Republic of Texas -
United States
The United States finally recognized Texas' independence from Mexico -
Killough Massacre
A band of Cherokee Indians killed 18 family members, making this the largest Native American attack on white settlers in Texas -
Mirabeau B. Lamar President
Mirabeau B. Lamar becomes the second president of Texas -
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Battle of the Neches
The Texian army begins battle against the Cherokee along the Neches river under general Kelsey Douglas. The Texian army wins the battle on the second day killing both Cherokee chiefs. -
France
France recognizes Texas's independence from Mexico -
Council House Fight
The Comanche and officials of the republic of Texas met during a peace conference in San Antonio it went wrong and the Soldiers that accompanying them opened fire on the Comanche killing most and taking the rest as prisoners -
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Antonio Canales Rossillo
A group of Mexican soldier led my Antonio Rossillo invades south Texas but is repulsed -
Texas Archive War
The people of Austin open fire on Texas officials as they are trying to move documents from Austin to Houston -
Naval Battle of Campache
the Texas Navy of the Republic engaged a group of Mexican naval ships -
Texas Prisoners Released
Santa Ana orders that all Texas prisoners be release from Mexico -
Anson Jones
Anson Jones becomes President of the Republic of Texas -
Annexation Bill
The United States Congress passed a bill that would allow them to annex The Republic of Texas -
John Tyler
The president of the Untied States, John Tyler, signs the authorization bill to annex the Republic of Texas -
Texas State Constitution
A majority of the voters in Texas voted to approve the Texas State Constitution -
Texas Joins the United States
Texas is Finally annexed into the United States of America -
Sam Houston President
Sam Houston becomes president of the republic again