Timeline assignment

By Jportillo22

  • Battle of Gonzales

    Battle of Gonzales
    • 1st battle of the Texas revolution to gain independence from Mexico.
    • Colonel John Moore led the army soldiers to fight.
    • The battle continued with strong Texians in which there were no casualties

  • Battle of Concepcion

    Battle of Concepcion
    • Took place outside of San Antonio and led by Texan rebels.
    • The Mexican army surprised the Texan rebels with canons and were ready to fight on the 28th of October.
    • Texans were hungry for independence and led to victory regardless of the Mexican army’s advantages.

  • Texas Declaration of Independence

    Texas Declaration of Independence
    • Texas officially declared its independence from Mexico.
    • George Childress was the author of this document in which he has very little help from a few others.
    • 59 delegates signed the document and each one represented a settlement in Texas.

  • Battle of the Alamo

    Battle of the Alamo
    • A battle that lasted for thirteen days as Texas fought for their independence from Mexico.
    • The Texans were highly outnumbered by the Mexican army making it a battle of victory or death.
    • Unfortunately they didn’t win the battle, yet their determination for independence became stronger.

  • Goliad Massacre

    Goliad Massacre
    • More than 300 Texan rebels that were imprisoned were executed by the Mexicans.
    • Santa Anna didn’t want to spare the Texans and made sure to give orders to burn and dump the bodies.
    • The prisoners were taken to the fort of Goliad where the Mexicans did not hesitate to open fire on them.

  • Battle of San Jacinto

    Battle of San Jacinto
    • Final battle of the Texas Revolution.
    • Santa Ana himself was captured and forced to sign the treaty that would ultimately give Texas their freedom.
    • Texans had been through many massacres that were at the hands of the Mexican army and had no mercy during this battle where hundreds of Mexican soldiers were killed.

  • The Battle of Plum Creek

    The Battle of Plum Creek
    • A lasting gun fight that consisted of two days.
    • The Indians many women and children were captured.
    • Over 80 warriors (Indian) were captured and only seven Texans were wounded.
    • This battle descended from the Council House fight in San Antonio where many Comanche women and warriors were killed

  • Texas Santa Fe Expedition

    Texas Santa Fe Expedition
    • President Lamar wanted Texas to have a part of the tradition and to have Texas jurisdiction over the Santa Fe area.
    • William Dryden was approached by Lamar in which he agreed to be a commissioner of Texas and to present a change in government.
    • The expedition failed and was poorly planned. Several livestock, supplies and wagons were lost.

  • Archives War

    Archives War
    • A dispute between moving national archives from Austin to Houston.
    • Sam Houston wanted to make Houston the capital again and the citizens of Austin were going to be armed resistors.
    • Ms.Eberly warned the citizens of Austin when they were attempting to load the wagons with the archives.
    • When the archives were safely return to Austin, the citizens were overjoyed.

  • Black Bean Incident

    Black Bean Incident
    • To determine who would be executed, Huerta had white beans and black beans in a pot.
    • Texians were blindfolded and given orders to pick a bean.
    • There were seventeen officers that blindly picked black beans and these officers were allowed to write letters home and were the ones executed.