Battle of San Jacinto

By Amarion kibler

  • 1836

    Citizens of the new Republic of Texas responded to the destruction of the Alamo and massacre of the unarmed Texans captured at Goliad with outrage. Volunteer companies rushed to join General Samuel Houston’s growing Texas army. Meanwhile, Mexican General Santa Anna marched his army to crush the Texan rebels.

  • 1836

    Citizens of the new Republic of Texas responded to the destruction of the Alamo and massacre of the unarmed Texans captured at Goliad with outrage. Volunteer companies rushed to join General Samuel Houston’s growing Texas army. Meanwhile, Mexican General Santa Anna marched his army to crush the Texan rebels.
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    1836

    Battle of San Jacinto, (April 21, 1836), defeat of a Mexican army of about 1,200–1,300 men under Antonio López de Santa Anna by about 900 men (mostly recent American arrivals in Texas) led by Gen. Sam Houston. Fought along the San Jacinto River, near the site of what was to be the city of Houston, the battle ensured the success of American settlers in the Texas Revolution (War of Texas Independence).