The Battle of
San Jacinto
Chapter 10 Section 2
The Texas Army
 Sam Houston was the
leader of the Texas Army
– 800 soldiers
 He led his east in a retreat
starting on March 11,
1836
– He used this time to train
his soldiers
 On April 20 his army
camped at the San Jacinto
River
The Mexican Army
 Antonio Lopez de Santa
Anna was the leader of the
Mexican Army
– 1300 soldiers
 After the Alamo Santa Anna
divided the Mexican Army
and chased the Texas Army
east
 Santa Anna finally caught up
with Houston at the San
Jacinto River near
Harrisburg
The Day Before the Battle
 There was a cavalry skirmish
on April 20, between Texas
and Mexican soldiers
 Disaster was avoided when
Mirabeau B. Lamar
heroically saved the Texas
commander
 Lamar was promoted to
commander of the Texas
Cavalry
The Morning of April 21
 Sam Houston sent
Erastus “Deaf” Smith,
a scout for the Texas
Army, to destroy
Vince’s Bridge
 This trapped the two
armies at San Jacinto
The Battle of San Jacinto
 At 3:00 on the afternoon of April 21, while Santa Anna’s
troops are resting, Houston orders the attack
 The Texas battle cry was “Remember the Alamo!
Remember Goliad!”
The Battle of San Jacinto
The Battle of San Jacinto
The Outcome of the Battle
 The battle lasted about 18 minutes
 2 Texans were killed and 30 were wounded (7 later died
of their wounds)
 630 Mexicans were killed and 730 were captured
including Santa Anna