Longitude: -95.293251000000
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In the first major conflict between Anglo colonists and the Mexican government, a force of 100-150 Anglos under John Austin and Henry Smith attack Fort Velasco (present-day Surfside Beach). Approximately ten Texans are killed and eleven wounded. The Mexican garrison commanded by Col. Domingo de Ugartechea suffers five killed and sixteen wounded. Ugartechea surrenders after a three-day siege.
"Velasco, Battle of," Handbook of Texas Online (http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/qfv01), accessed August 18, 2015. Uploaded on June 15, 2010. Published by the Texas State Historical Association.
Longitude: -95.293251000000
- Brazoria
In the first major conflict between Anglo colonists and the Mexican government, a force of 100-150 Anglos under John Austin and Henry Smith attack Fort Velasco (present-day Surfside Beach). Approximately ten Texans are killed and eleven wounded. The Mexican garrison commanded by Col. Domingo de Ugartechea suffers five killed and sixteen wounded. Ugartechea surrenders after a three-day siege.
"Velasco, Battle of," Handbook of Texas Online (http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/qfv01), accessed August 18, 2015. Uploaded on June 15, 2010. Published by the Texas State Historical Association.