James W. Fannin

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  • The brith of James W. Fannin

    James W. Fannin was born January 1, 1804

  • Adopted

    James was adoted by his mother's father James W. Walker.His grandpa/adoptive father house was in Marion,Georgia. Date & year unknown
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    James W. Fannin

  • Going to school

    James W. Fannin went to a military school studying their from 1819 to 1821.

  • School's out for James W. Fannin

    After quarreling with anthor cadet James left the acadamy

  • Married and having kids

    Several years after James left the acadamy he was married to Minerva Fort.The family of two were soon a family of four.Mniervia and James had two daugthers one born in 1830 [Minerva] and they also had one born in 1832 [Pinckney].year and date of marrage unknown

  • Brazos Guards

    Short after James moved to Texas he found out about it's sturggles for independence.later he joined The Brazos Guards and zoomed up the ranks to captain

  • Moving to Texas

    The fall of 1834 was when James moved to Texas , but in order to go he had to borrow money from friends.

  • The Battle of Gonzales

    A Mexican commander ordered the people gonzales to return the cannon, but they refused and buried itin a peach orchard.Texan & Mexican both sent for help.The mexians sent one hundred men to take he cannon while James & his group was all the Texans got.The night before the battle they dug up the cannon.The battle was early that morning of October 2,1835. The mexican soilders reteted and the texans won.This battle was named The Battle of Gonzales.

  • The Battle of Concepcion

    Stephen F. Austin the Commander and General of the volunteer army of Texas made plans to attack General Cos and his mexican troops in San Antonio.Stephn sent his Colonel James Bowie and Captain James W. Fannin to find a camp site for the men in their hands.They leaders camped two miles from San Antonio in an old mission.The grop found a horse shoe bend in the San Antonio River.After they waited for Austin and the rest of the army to come.That morning they were attacked by 275-400 mexicans.

  • The Battle of Concepcion

    The Texans won with only one dead and the mexicans lost with about sixty dead.

  • The real Texan army

    General Sam Houston made Fannin Colonel and ordered him to recruit men.

  • Matamoros Expedition

    James W. Fannin and Colonel Francis W. Johnson were apointed they job of organizing expeditions to Matamoros.They had all volenters meet at San Patricio.Santa Anna leared of this plans and sent troops to secure Matamoros.600 soilders surprised Johnson.They execute every one except Johnson and four men.

  • Fort Defiance

    Janes and four hundred men rebuit a fort called Presidio La Bahia then named it Fort Defiance. day unknown

  • The Plea form the Alamo

    At February's end James got a letter from William B. Tarvis that said they needed reinforcements.James went to the almo to aid William.He came with 320,350 men and four cannons,but turned back because San Paticio.

  • Surprise attack

    James was ambused and wounded the amused lasted days.Untill James and all the other men surrendered

  • The death of James W. Fannin

    James died on March 27, 1836 by the hands of mexcan offcer.James asked the offcer three favors, but none were met.James W. Fannin died at the age of 32.