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Battle Of Gonzales
The Battle of Gonzales was the first military engagement of the Texas Revolution. It was between rebellious Texian settlers and a detachment of Mexican army troops. The people involved are Colonel Domingo de Ugartechea, the commander of all Mexican troops in Texas, and Texians. Mexican authorities gave the settlers of Gonzales a small cannon. After some time Colonel Domingo de Ugartechea wanted the cannon back. They were all determined not to give up the cannon. -
Siege of Bexar
Late in October 1835, the new Texas Republican Army marched on San Antonio de Bexar. San Antonio was the center of Mexican forces in Texas, the headquarters of the Mexican army led by General Cos. Stephen Austin sent James Bowie and James W. Fannin Jr. with ninety men to look for a protected location nearby from which to attach the town. Furious at the loss of San Antonio de Bexar, Santa Anna was determined to teach the Texans a lesson. -
Battle of Concepcion
The Engagement began at about 8 o'clock on the morning of the 28th of October. General Austin sent Colonel James Bowie and Captain James W. Fannin. As if by magic the men at the cannon were shot down. -
Battle of the Alamo
The Mexican government allowed Americans to move into texas to populate the cheap land and tariff exemptions. Santa Anna wanted to raise taxes. To regain control of Texas Santa Anna led an army across the Rio Grande and targeted a former Mexican garrison. The Mexican army outnumbered the texas army. But in the end, even though texas lost Mexico lost about 500 and Texas lost 189. -
Travis' Letter
William Barret Travis was besieged, by a thousand or more of the Mexicans under Santa Anna. He had sustained a continual Bombardment & cannonade for 24 hours & has not lost a man. He shall never surrender or retreat. -
Runaway Scrape
On March 11, 1836, Sam Houston arrives in Gonzales amid rumors about the fall of the Alamo and sends “Deaf” Smith to verify those fast-spreading rumors. Smith returned to Gonzales, accompanying, among others, Suzanna Dickinson and her infant daughter. Dickinson confirmed the fall of the Alamo and delivered Santa Anna’s message that he was on his way to Gonzales. Any revolutionist found in his path would be killed.