Texas
Revolution
Battle of Gonzales
• Mexican government
wanted a cannon returned.
Texans refused- made a
flag- ‘Come and Take It’
• Known as the ‘Lexington’
of the Texas Revolution
(First shots fired)
• Proved the Texans were
willing to use military
force against Mexico
Gonzales cannon
• 21.5’’ long
• 69 lbs
Compare & Contrast these Two Battles
Battle of Gonzales
Battle of Lexington
Battle of Lexington
• April 19, 1775
• Lexington, Massachusetts
• 1st battle of American
Revolution.
• Fought over possession of
weapons arsenal (Rifles &
ammunition).
• American army was made up
of volunteers.
• American colonists won the
battle giving them confidence
that they could defeat the
larger more powerful army of
Great Britain.
Battle of Gonzales
• October 2, 1835
• Gonzales, Texas
• 1st battle of the Texas
Revolution.
• Fought over possession of
weapons (Cannon).
• Texan army was made up of
volunteers.
• Texan colonists won the battle
giving them confidence that
the could defeat the larger
more powerful Mexican army.
Capture of San Antonio
• After the Battle of Gonzales, volunteers head up to
San Antonio to kick the Mexican army out.
• Elect Stephen F. Austin as their general.
• General Cos leads the Mexicans at San Antonio.
• Ben Milam decided to attack the Mexican
troops. General Cos surrenders Dec.10, 1835.
– Agrees to leave Texas with all the Mexican army.
– Agrees to never fight in TX again (lies). Santa Anna
is mad. Personally marches 6,000 Mexican troops
into TX to put an end to the rebellion. Texans didn’t
think he would march his troops in the winter.
Capture of San Antonio
Mexican soldiers surrender
Santa Anna
heads
to San Antonio
with the majority
of the Mexican
army
Santa Anna is
upset General
Cos surrendered
San Antonio to
the Texas rebels
1836 Convention
• Washington-on-the Brazos March
1836
• 59 delegates meet & decide Santa
Anna is never going to reinstate
the Mexican federal Constitution
of 1824
• Declare Texas Independence from
Mexico
Texas Declaration of Independence
•March 2, 1836
(Texas Independence Day)
• Written by George Childress
•Stated that Mexico denied
them the rights guaranteed
by the Mexican Constitution
of 1824
•Stated Texans were deprived
of freedoms they were used to
from the U.S. Constitution
The Provisional ‘temporary’
Government
• Delegates at 1836
Convention felt it
was not safe to
hold public
elections
• set up a
provisional
(temporary)
government
• David Burnett -ad interim
President
• Lorenzo de Zavala ad interim vice-president
Sam Houston
Chosen as the
Commander-in-chief
of the Texas Army
• Free African American
• Helped negotiate peace
treaty with the Cherokee
during the Texas Revolution
so they would stay neutral.
Feb. 23 – Mar. 6, 1836
What flag did the Texans wave at the Battle of the Alamo?
or
William B. Travis
sends several letters
out from the Alamo
requesting
reinforcements
“To the people of Texas and all Americans in the world...-the commander of
the Alamo states that he needs reinforcements but was willing
to die defending the fort
The Alamo
• James Bowie,
William B. Travis,
Davy Crockett & at
least 182 others die
defending the
Alamo
The events at the Alamo inspired the
Texans to carry on the struggle for
freedom.
Artist picture of Alamo 1836
Alamo- 1906
Alamo- Present day
• Consisted of 4 ships
• Brought supplies to the Texan army
• Cut off supply lines to Mexican troops
by controlling the coastal waters of
Texas
Battle of Coleto
• James Fannin is commander of the Texan troops at
Goliad
• Fannin gets orders from Sam Houston to retreat
toward Victoria
• Gets surrounded by Mexican troops led by General
Urrea.
• Appoximately 7 Texans were killed & 60 wounded
Goliad Massacre
• Fannin surrenders to General
Urrea
• Condition of surrender (accounts
vary) Urrea assured Fannin that
they would be released in the
United States
• Colonel James Fannin & his troops
(approx. 350) are executed by
order of Santa Anna
Runaway Scrape
• Texan army was short on troops, $, guns, ammunition, &
supplies.
• Sam Houston hears @ the fall of the Alamo when he is at
Gonzales. Orders a retreat & burns the town of Gonzales.
• Many other settlers also began to move eastward, away
from Santa Anna’s approaching army.
Battle of San Jacinto
“Remember the Alamo!”
“Remember
Goliad!”
Battle of San Jacinto
• April 21, 1836
• Final Battle of the Texas Revolution
• # of Texas soldiers - 900
(9 dead)
# of Mexican soldiers - 1200
(600 + dead)
• Mexico defeated in 18 minutes
San Jacinto Monument = Largest column monument in
the world.
Washington monument- 555’
San Jacinto monument- 567’
The monument is
topped with a 220-ton
star that
commemorates the
site of the Battle of
San Jacinto, the
decisive battle of the
Texas Revolution. The
monument,
constructed between
1936 and 1939 and
dedicated on April 21,
1939.
Treaty of Velasco
• May 14th 1836
• 2 Treaties signed by
Santa Anna & David
Burnett ‘officially ending’
the Texas Revolution
Public Treaty
• Declared Texas
independent from Mexico
Treaty of Velasco stated…..
Public Treaty
• Declared Texas independent from
Mexico
• Mexican army had to return
• Prisoners would be exchanged
• Santa Anna would be sent back to
Mexico
Private Treaty
Santa Anna would persuade Mexican
leaders to recognize Texas
independence & acknowledge the Rio
Grande as the border between Texas &
Mexico
the Republic of Texas
These are
the borders
that Texans
will claim as
the new
Republic of
Texas