Battle of the Alamo

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Texas Independence

Texas independence had been declared on March 2. The delegates elected David Burnet as Provisional President and Lorenzo de Zavala as Vice-President. The men inside the Alamo never knew this event occurred. Houston still held his rank of supreme military commander. The Texan Army never was larger than 2,000 men at the time of the Alamo siege. With the successive losses at Goliad, Refugio, Matamoros and San Antonio de Béxar, the army was reduced to about 1,000 men.

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March 2 - David Burnet - Lorenzo de Zavala - Refugio

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On April 21, at the Battle of San Jacinto, Santa Anna's 1,250-strong force was defeated by Sam Houston's army of about 910 men, who used the now-famous battle cry, "Remember the Alamo! Remember Goliad!" The Mexican losses for the day were about 650 killed with 730 taken prisoner. Texian losses were about 8 killed and 18 wounded. Santa Anna was captured the following day, dressed in a common soldier's jacket, having discarded his finer clothing in hopes of escaping. He issued orders that all Mexican troops under the command of Vicente Filisola (1789–1850) and José de Urrea (1795–1849) were to pull back into Mexico.

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April 21 - Battle of San Jacinto - Sam Houston's - José de Urrea

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