Dominguez&Bastian-Tex Rev1st

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Event Date:	Event Title:	Event Description:
10/02/1835	Battle of Gonzales	Mexican authorities gave the settlers of Gonzales a small cannon to help protect them. Colonel Ugartechea requested the return of the cannon. 300 soldiers were expected to march.
11/04/1835	Consultation of 1835	The meeting was held in San Felipe. The meeting was called to discuss future of texas. Sam Houston was elected commander in chief of the armies of texas.
12/05/1835	Attack on San Antonio begins	The attack on San Antonio started at 3.a.m. 300 men volunteered to attack San Antonio. Milam was killed on the third day.
02/23/1836	Battle of the Alamo	Mexican troops under Santa Anna launched an assault on the Alamo mission. 1,500 Mexican troops marched into San Antonio. Travis asked for more men but fewer than 100 came.
03/01/1836	Convention of 1836	Meeting was held in a village of Washington-on-the-Brazos. Richard Ellis was elected president of the convention. Delegates wrote and adopted the Texas Declaration of Independence.
03/02/1836	Texas Declaration of Independence	Fifty-nine men signed the Declaration of Independence. Most delegates were members of the War Party. George Childress was elected chairman.
03/06/1836	Battle of the Alamo falls	Santa Anna at the head of 4000 men advanced against the alamo. The Mexican Army charged and were twice repulsed by the deadly fire of Travis' artillery. Out of 800 men,only 130 were alive.
03/11/1836	Runaway Scrape	Settlers fled their homes in Texas,after receiving reports of the Mexican Army. Santa Anna gathered on the Rio Grande to retake Texas. Many settlers died after they left.
03/19/1836	Battle of Coleto Creek	Santa Anna led a larger force into the Texas interior. Mexicans troops surrounded the Texians later in that day. On the morning of March 20, the Texians surrendered.
03/27/1836	Goliad Massacre	Troops from the army of Mexico defeated Texian forces in many clashes. Prisoners were divided into three groups and were shot. Few of them tried to escape but got massacred.
04/20/1836	Battle of San Jacinto	The fight lasted eighteen minutes. About 630 of the Mexican soldiers were killed and 730 captured,only nine Texans died. Santa Anna was captured the following day and held as prisoner of war.
Timespan Dates:	Timespan Title:	Timespan Description:
10/01/1835 to 05/01/1836	Texas Revolution	The beginning and end of the Texas Revolution