Texas Revolution Timeline

  • Battle of Gonzalez

    Battle of Gonzalez
    It was a battle between the Mexicans and the Texans over a cannon the Mexican government had loaned the Texans of Gonzalez from attack. Some farmers buried the cannon in an apple orchard, and later dug it up, and put a flag over it.
  • Consultation of 1835

    Consultation of 1835
    It had first been scheduled on October 16, but many of the delegates had not been able to arrive, so they rescheduled it to November 4, 1835. There, many of the delegates discussed some plans to make Mexico listen to them, and give them more freedoms.
  • Texans attack San Antonio

    Texans attack San Antonio
    The Texans attacked San Antonio, and tried to make the Mexican officials surrender, and this worried many Mexicans, since the Texans had started to be a real threat.
  • The Mexican forces surrender in San Antonio

    The Mexican forces surrender in San Antonio
    After a fwe days of battle, the Mexicans were forced to surrender, and the Texans had a victory.
  • Move of the Mexican Army

    The Mexican Army started to move out, so that they could start to fight harder against the Texas rebels.
  • Texas Declaration of Independance

    This happened, literally, overnight as many of the delegates prepared a speech, and five of them composed a document stating the freedom of Texas.
  • Fall of the Alamo

    Due to no reinforcements, the Alamo fell, and everyone died.
  • Runaway Scrape

    Runaway Scrape
    In these times, many Texans left their homes in fear that the Mexican soldiers would capture them, and call them traitors, and possibly murder them.
  • Swearing in of Texas government officials

    On this day,
  • Goliad Massacre

    Many, over 300 Texans, were put to death by armed Mexicans, and this sparked anger in many Texans.