Texas Revolution

Chapter 10

Texas Volunteers

• Joined the Texas army because they had a desire for adventure and a strong belief in liberty

• unpaid

Sam Houston

• Sam Houston was the commander of the Texas Army

December 1835

• Mexican commander Santa Anna was furious with Cos for surrendering San Antonio to the Texans

Mexican troops• 6,000 Mexican

troops• Poorly equipped• Were NOT trained

and disciplined• General Jose

Urrea commanded with Santa Anna

Alamo• Texan army

moved to abandoned mission, San Antonio de Valero, the “Alamo”

• Colonel Neill asked for more guns and troops

Volunteers Arrive

• Gonzales sent 32 volunteers to the Alamo

William B. Travis

• Commander of Texan army at the Alamo

• “Victory or Death!”

• “I shall never surrender or retreat!”

James Bowie• General Houston

sent James Bowie and troops

• Well-known for his knife

• Married to daughter of the vice governor of Coahuila y Tejas

David Crockett• Frontier legend• “I would rather be

in my present situation than to be elected to a seat in Congress for life.”

• Former congressman from Tennessee

Santa Anna

• Travis thought Santa Anna would arrive with Mexican troops in late March, April or May 1836

Santa Anna

• Set up headquarters at the San Fernando church

Defense of Alamo

• Travis wrote messages to ask for help

• Grounds of Alamo covered 3 acres

Defense of Alamo

• Travis told his men that remaining at the Alamo meant certain death

Defense of Alamo• Fannin did not

help because he had a shortage of wagons

• First wave of Mexican troops were riddled with bullets and cannon fire

Defense of Alamo• The bodies of

Texan defenders were burned after the battle

• Suzanne Dickinson took the news of the fallen back to Gonzales

Battle Cry

• “Remember the Alamo!”

• The Alamo inspired Texans to carry on the struggle for freedom

Refugio• Fannin sent

King and Ward to defend Refugio from Urrea

• Urrea defeated the Texans at Refugio

Goliad• Fannin surrendered

to Urrea at Coleto Creek

• Texas troops had little cover and no water to drink

• Thought they would be treated fairly as prisoners of war

Goliad• Prisoners marched

to Goliad and executed

• Urrea later regretted his decision to execute the prisoners

Goliad• Fannin’s indecision

was noted as an important reason for the Texan’s defeat at Goliad.

• “Remember Goliad!”

Good Luck on the Test!