BUCHANAN/RUIZ TEXAS REVOLUTION

  • BATTLE OF GONZALEZ

    When the mexican patrol reached gonzalez , alcalde andrew ponton refused to give up the cannon without written orders.the patrol with drew across the river while awaiting the written orders. the TEXANS used this time to bury the cannon and prepare for the solders return.word spread in the area that the mexican soldiers planned to return from san antonio and take the cannon. in response,about 160 setteles rallied in gonzales and elected J.H. moore as their leaders.
  • THE CONSTITUION

    the meeting began on november 4,1835 . settlers who belonged to the war party urged the delegates to declare independence from mexico. those who were apart of the peace party wanted to remain loyal to mexico but fought santa anna in support of the constitution of 1824
  • RUNAWAY scrape

    when battle was happening. family's paniced, families escaped and fled to loisianna and lost all their homes
  • BATTLE OF COLETO

    fannin surrendered and his men was captured and locked up and released and order from santa ana for all of them to be killed
  • BATTLE OF SAN JACINTO

    Sam houston fought the mexican army and captured santa anna. and freed Texas.