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1835-1836 Revolution Era
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Battle of Gonzales
The Texans and Mexicans met at a hillside and the Texan flew a banner over a cannon that read, Come And Take It. Texans fired once and the Mexucans retreated. -
The Consultation of 1835
The Texans met to write a message to the Mexican Government to assure them that they are still loyal citizens of Mexico -
The Seige on San Antionio
Ben Milam leads an army of Texians to a seige on San Antonio, soon into the battle, General Cos raised the White Flag and promised to never attack the Texians again. -
The Battle of the Alamo
An army of about 149 men held up in an old Spanish mission armed with 21 cannons and attempted to hold off Santa Anna's forces long enough to give Sam Houstan some time to get a Declaration of Independance written up and signed. -
The Constitutional Convention of 1836
The government met to write a constitution to make Texas an independant nation -
Runaway Scrape
People in the nearby towns heard that Santa Anna's forces were arriving and they packed up and left, only later to find their homes and belongings burned. -
The Battle of Coleto
General James Walker Fannin was marching his men and stopped to let them rest in an open field when Mexicans attacked. A 13 minute battle ensures an soon the Texans surrendered. -
The Goliad Massacre
The men that were captured at the Battle of Coleto were marched to Goliad and executed firing squad style. -
The Battle of San Jacinto
General Sam Houstan of the Texas Army attacked Santa Anna's forces, won the battle but Santa Anna wasn't there, they found him and won independance.
