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Battle of Gonzalas
In 1835 several states were starting to revolt in Texas Colonel Domingo de Ugartechea sent 100 dragoons to retrieve a conon in Gonzalas. After many days of colonists making excuses for them to not come in while secretly asking for help, the dragoons came in. The battle lasted 2 days of gunfire with the Mexicans retreating, and this was the spark of the revolution. -
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Battle of Concepoin
Colonel James Bowie and Captain James Fannin set up camp near Baxer with 92 men. Later the next day the Mexcans sent 400 soldiers and surrounded the Texan position. The Texans fought valiently and sent the Mexicans back. This ended up continuing the Baxer campaign for the Texans later to siege the city. -
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Siege of Bexar
as the Mexican army in Texas was in full retreat the Texan army took San Antonio de Bexar. Later as they stayed more and more Texans left to go home, without the knowledge of the fact that Santa Anna and his army was marching towards the north. When the Texans heard this they had no time to reinforce so they were ordered to retreat but instead went to go fortify the Alamo and station there. This battle would shift the confidence of the Texans higher and increase the fierceness of Mexico. -
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Battle of the Alamo
When Santa Anna arrived with his force of 4,000 he went to siege the Alamo with the Texan forces led by Colonel James Bowie. The beginning days of it were mostly bombardment.. on the 13th day, the Mexicans stormed the fort facing harsh resistance and taking casualties, but eventually, they took the fort. After this win for the Mexicans it boosted Santa Anna's determination to win and the Texan resistance plus resilience. -
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Runaway scrape
After news of Santa Anna was marching to Gonazalas with the intent of killing all supporters of the revolution everyone packed their bags and ran. Sam Housten and his army started to prepare and try and defeat the Mexican force and to make sure the city was of no use to the Mexicans they burnt everything. At the battle of San Jacinto, the Texans ambushed the Mexicans and won. This would mark the end of the Texas Revolution. -
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Battle of Coleto creek and Goliad Massacre
When Captain James Fannin lost to Mexican general Urrea they were sent to Goliad fort. During the span of a couple of days, many POWs were sent to Goliad and later murdered in cold blood with few escapees. Later a Texan force defeated the Mexicans and discovered the site of the dead bodies they buried them and held a ceremony of mourning. This showed a large atrocity made by the Mexicans and posed the Texans as the heroes and made public opinion not so great towards the Mexicans.