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The Mexican Army
• The infantry is made up of mostly conscripts. Conscripts are people forced to become soldiers
• Officers are inexperienced• Although most of the
soldiers are inexperienced, they are an organized army
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The Texan Army
• Mostly made up of volunteers fighting for a independence
• Texans are not organized army but have a cause
• Choose their commanders and are good shots
• Most of Texan army are from the South
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Santa Anna
• President of Mexico and commands military
• Dictator who rules with an iron fist
• Wants to regain control of Texas and stop the revolution. Uses very ruthless (cruel) tactics
• Orders no prisoners are to be taken
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William B.Travis
• Shares command with Jim Bowie until Bowie becomes ill
• Writes letters to Sam Houston and other Texans asking for help at Alamo
• Thinks that he will have more time to get troops and trusts the Alamo’s defenses
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Santa Anna’s Advance
• Santa Anna marches over 1800 Mexican troops north from Mexico City to San Antonio
• Face harsh weather and attacks by Native Americans
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Why the Alamo?
• Mexican reasoning:– Santa Ann wants to
regain control of Texas
– San Antonio is largest city in Texas.
– San Antonio is located in prime position for supply routes to and from Mexico
• Texans reasoning:– Alamos sits on an
important road– Travis and Bowie felt that
they could hold the Alamo and felt safe there
– Alamo could slow down the Mexican army because it is in the middle of Texas
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The Siege of the Alamo
• The siege begins on February 26, 1836
• Texans are outnumbered 8 to 1• It is a fortified area which
covers three acres and has several cannons
• Texans believe that reinforcements will come
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The Siege of the Alamo
• The Mexican army pounds the Alamo daily with cannon fire
• The Mexican army surrounds the Alamo
• Travis knows Texans will face “certain death” but chooses to make a stand
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Mexican Artillery pound the Alamo walls daily.
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The Battle of the Alamo: Phase One
• Santa Anna begins the attack on March 6th at 5:00 AM
• Mexican infantry attacks the Alamo from three sides
• Texans cannon fire forces Mexican troops to bunch up near the north wall
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The Battle of the Alamo: Phase Two
• Mexican infantry breaches North wall
• 80 Texans make an attempt to escape by running out of Alamo
• The Mexican cavalry will catch them and kill all the escaping Texans
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The Battle of the Alamo: Phase Three
• Mexican infantry inside the Alamo turns Texan’s own cannons against them
• The fighting is vicious hand to hand combat
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The Aftermath
• All Alamo defenders are killed
• Some believe that 6 Texans, including Davy Crockett survive the fighting and are executed
• Texans rally behind the cry “Remember the Alamo.”
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Other Battles
• While the Battle of the Alamo is going on in San Antonio…
• Another battalion of Mexican troops under General Urrea attacks San Patricio on Feb. 27
• Urrea wins battles at San Patricio and Refugio and defeats another section of the Texan army near Victoria.
• Urrea moves toward Goliad to meet Colonel James Fannin
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Fannin’s Mistake
• General Sam Houston orders Fannin to retreat from Goliad
• Houston does not think that the Texans are ready to fight
• Fannin originally decided to try to help at the Alamo and then returned to Goliad, delaying his retreat
• As he tries to fall back to Victoria, General Urrea’s troops catch up to Fannin’s army.
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• General Urrea has about 400 Troops
• Fannin has about 300• Fighting breaks out at Coleto
Creek, just north of Goliad.• General Urrea receives
reinforcements overnight and Fannin is outnumbered.
• Fannin is forced to surrender
Defeat at Coleto Creek
Colonel James Fannin
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Massacre at Goliad
• Urrea sends Fannin and his troops back to Goliad and asks Santa Anna what to do with the prisoners
• Santa Anna orders that prisoners were to be executed.
• Fannin is the last to be shot; around 350 Texan troops are murdered on March 27th. Texan soldiers are lined up and
shot at Goliad massacre.
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New Rally Cry
• “Remember the Alamo” has already been a rally cry
• Texans are now motivated by massacre at Goliad and “Remember Goliad” becomes another rally cry.
• Santa Anna has all the momentum and Texans feel like victory may be out of reach….
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Houston’s Army retreats
• Houston has been strengthening his army near Gonzales. When he hears the Alamo has fallen, his army retreats toward Austin.
• He finds out that Fannin and his troops are massacres at Goliad and his 1,400 troops reach Austin. The Runaway Scrape- Texan families and troops retreat to Austin during heavy rains with little provisions (food/supplies)
• As the Mexican army marches toward Austin, General Houston is preparing his troops for another major battle….
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The Battle of San Jacinto
• Santa Anna is trying to reach Texan ad-interim President David G. Burnett near Galveston.
• While Santa Anna’s army is resting near the San Jacinto River, General Houston’s troops arrive just ¾ of a mile away.
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Houston orders the attack
• After meeting with his commanders, Houston calls for the attack of the Mexican camp around 3:30 in the afternoon.
• Mexican soldiers are resting after lunch and are unaware that the Texans were nearby.
• Deaf Smith cuts off the supply route and Mirabeau Lamar, a Texan soldier who has quickly risen through the ranks, cuts off the Mexican escape routes.
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“Remember the AlamoRemember Goliad!”
• The Texans army shouts their rally cries as the Mexican soldiers are caught off guard.
• Texans use the “twin sisters,” two large cannons to pound the Mexican camps.
• Hand to hand combat again breaks out• After 20 minutes, the Texans have won,
although killing continues through the night.
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Santa Anna Surrenders• Santa Anna had fled
when the Texans attacked and was found hiding in some tall grass just outside the battle site.
• He had dressed in a regular Mexican troop’s uniform to disguise himself. One of his own men point him out to the Texans.
• He had been wounded in the leg, and Houston had been shot in the ankle.
Santa Anna surrenders to Sam Houston on May 14, 1836.
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Treaties of Velasco
• After the fighting, ad-interim President David Burnett moves the Texas Capital to Velasco
• Santa Anna signs two peace treaties at Velasco, one public and one private.
• He promises to never again fight against the Texans and to withdraw all Mexican troops from Texas.
• In the private treaty, he promises to recognize Texan independence with the Rio Grande as the boundary.