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Texas Reavolution
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battle of gonzales
The battle of gonzales,generally considered to be the first battle of the Texas Revolution.In response to the mexican force, the texans, under conlonels J H Moore and J.W.E Wallace loaded the cannon with scrap iron and fired the shot and that was the beginning of the Texas Revoulution. The texans made a flag that said''come and take it!'' -
consultation of 1835
The constition reconvened november 4 in san felipe and chose Branch T. archer to preside.From the begining there was considerable discord among the members as to the best as a result, three fractions developed.Although Stephen F. Austin was away with the texas forces at the time, a pro-Austing group led by Don Carlos Barret faverd a conciliatory approach to try to gain the support of mexican liberals. -
sige of san antonio
The entire texas army was camped at conceptoion.This force was at least a thousand men after remaning at conceeption until the 2nd of november 1835,the army marched, by way of the power house on the slope of a gentel ring, east of the san antonio river, near to its head and camped on the east bank hear they remaind for or five days keeping up a constant patrol around the town. -
the battle of the alamo
Mexicans bombarded the texans while the sleeping at night.Before the fight of the alamo began William B. Travis wrote a letter to Sam Houstan. -
covention of 1836
Fifty four delagates of 1836 began meeting on march 1 at the village of washington-on-the-Brazos. With very little time to accomplish it's mission, delegates of convention of 1836 wrote and adopted the Texas Declaration of Independence, prepard a constitution for the newly formed Republic, and organized an interim government . Withg their mission accomplished, the delegates and the newly formed government of the Republic of Texas adjourned in haste during the early morning hours of march 17, fol -
Texas Declaration of Independence
Immediately upon the assemblage of the convention of 1836 on march1,a committee of five of it's delegates were appoited to draft the document. The committee, James Gaines,Baily Hardeman,andCollin Mckinney,prepard the declaration in record time.It was briefly reviewed, following day. -
the battle of san jacinto
Sam Houston and the meager army of texas retreat eastword following the fall of the alamo in the spring of 1836.On the following morning,Mexican General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna came marching toward the line.Houstan got an order and the texans waited for these word he said''fire'' they shouted and withen a short period of time 700 mexicans were slain with another 730 were taken as prisoners.The texans won the battle for texas.
