Texas Timeline 1836-1845

  • Houston goes to Goliad

  • Houston orders Texans to leave the Alamo

  • Neill leaves Alamo

    Leaves command to Travis (who shared command with Bowie)
  • Residents begin to leave San Antonio

  • First Mexican Troops arrive to the Alamo

    Travis writes to Gonzales
  • Travis takes full command of the Alamo

    Bowie falls ill
  • General council calls meeting at Washington on the Brazos

  • Texas declares independence

  • Santa Anna attacks the Alamo

  • Fannin and his men are executed by Urrea

  • Santa Anna reaches Harrisburg

  • Houston reaches Harrisburg

  • The battle of San Jacinto

  • Burnet and cabinet members reach San Jacinto

  • Texans vote for the first time

  • Houston becomes President of the Republic of Texas

  • Lamar takes office

  • Texas creates second Navy

  • Houston and Burleson take office

  • Houston writes to England

  • Miller writes to President Tyler

    Encouraging the President to take the opportunity and annex Texas
  • 9/10ths of the Texas congress advocate for annexation to the U.S.

  • Treaty of annexation is signed with the U.S.

  • U.S. Senate defeats the annexation treaty

  • U.S. House of Representatives approves Texas for the Union

  • Texans approve annexation

  • Henderson is elected governor

  • Polk signs Texas Admission Act