How Texas won her freedom
the story of Sam Houston & the Battle of San Jacinto.
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Author
Publication
1959 - San Jacinto Museum of History, San Jacinto Monument, Tex
Language
English
Word Count
5,500 words, Guess
Page Count
22 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL5774410M
- OCLC Control Number1178090
- Library of Congress Control Number59012348
- LibraryThing1108878
Classifications
- DDC973.56
- LCCF390 .H863
Description
The Battle of San Jacinto, fought on April 21, 1836, in present-day Harris County, Texas, was the decisive battle of the Texas Revolution. Led by General Sam Houston, the Texian Army engaged and defeated General Antonio López de Santa Anna's Mexican army in a fight that lasted just 18 minutes. About 630 of the Mexican soldiers were killed and 730 captured, while only nine Texans died. 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. These treaties did not specifically recognize Texas as a sovereign nation, but stipulated that Santa Anna was to lobby for such recognition in Mexico City. Sam Houston became a national celebrity, and the Texans' rallying cries from events of the war, "Remember the Alamo!" and "Remember Goliad!," became etched into Texan history and legend.--Wikipedia.
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