Texas
Revolution
Battle of Gonzales Oct. 2, 1835
• Mexican government
wanted a cannon returned
from the colonists at
Gonzales. Texans refusedmade 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 Martin Perfecto de 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 Texas again (lies). Santa
Anna is mad. Personally marches a large force of
Mexican troops into Texas 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 to the Texans
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
• Grievances: 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
February 23 – Mar. 6, 1836
What flag did the Texans wave at the Battle of the Alamo?
or
William B. Travis
Commander of the
Alamo 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- March 6, 1836
• James
Bowie,
William B.
Travis, Davy
Crockett &
close to 200
other Texans
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 3-27-1836
• 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
• Inspires Texans to carry on the
fight against Mexico. Texans
mad that troops that surrendered
were executed rather than taken
as a prisoner of war.
Runaway Scrape March 1836
• 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 (cont.
underneath San Jancinto)
• May 14th 1836
• 2 Treaties signed by
Santa Anna & David
Burnett ‘officially
ending’ the Texas
Revolution
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
Coahuila y Tejas
(Before the
Revolution)
These are the
borders that
Texans will
claim as the
new Republic of
Texas after the
Revolution is
over