The Battle of The Battle of San JacintoSan Jacinto

Chapter 10 Section 2

The Texas ArmyThe 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 ArmyThe 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 BattleThe 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 21The 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 JacintoThe 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 JacintoThe Battle of San Jacinto

The Battle of San JacintoThe Battle of San Jacinto

The Outcome of the BattleThe 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