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The Battle of Gonzales
texas refused to give back the cannon to the mexican army, texas knew that the mexican army were going to get the cannon. texas made a flag saying "come and take it". -
The Consultation of 1835
delegates of san antonio gather on san felipe for a meet. some deligates argued to declare independence from mexico. other delegates agree to remain loyal. -
Battle of San Antonio
sam houston sent Colonel James Bowie with 30 men to remove the artillery from the Alamo and destroy the complex. Bowie was unable to transport the artillery since the Alamo garrison lacked the necessary draft animals. -
Start of The Siege of The Alamo
describes the first twelve days of the Battle of the Alamo. On February 23, Mexican troops under General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna entered San Antonio de Bexar, Texas and surrounded the Alamo Mission. The Alamo was defended by a small force of Texians and Tejanos, led by William Barrett Travis and James Bowie, and including Davy Crockett -
Constitution Convention Begins
delegates gathered at washington on the brazos in 1836 .The convention was to declared independence from mexico.The convention was called order on march 1, and the following day adopted the texas decleration of independence written by George Childress.On march 6 the delegates received a massive from the texan soldiers besieged at the alamo and delegates and commander in chief Sam Houston convince the man to continue their work.After the alamo fell,Santa Anna's army marche towards washington o -
Texas Decleration of Independence Signed
The Texas Declaration of Independence was produced, literally, overnight. Its urgency was paramount, because while it was being prepared, the Alamo in San Antonio was under seige by Santa Anna's army of Mexico. -
The Battle of The Alamo
The entire siege lasted 13 days. Tuesday February 23 - Sunday March 6, 1836. The siege and final battle of the Alamo in 1836 constitute the most celebrated military engagement in Texas history. The battle was conspicuous for the large number of illustrious personalities among its combatants. These included Tennessee congressman David Crockett, entrepreneur-adventurer James Bowie, and Mexican president Antonio López de Santa Anna. -
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Runaway Scrape
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Battle of Coleto
fannin was going to san antonio but couldn't go because of urrea was ordered to retreat. fannin and his troops stop for rest near goliad but later were surrounded by urrea's troops. -
Goliad Masacree
Santa Anna's orders were followed. On Palm Sunday, the 27th of March, the prisoners were divided into three groups, marched onto open prairie, and shot. Thus, all of Fannin's command except a few that managed to escape and several physicians and others deemed useful by the Mexicans, were massacred, collected into piles, and burned. As part of the Mexican invasion of Texas in early 1836, Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna and his main force of at least 5000 men followed an inland route toward antonio -
Battle of San Jacinto
Santa Anna, the President of Mexico, was captured the following day and held as a prisoner of war. Three weeks later, he signed the peace treaty that dictated that the Mexican army leave the region, paving the way for the Republic of Texas to become an independent country.