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Battle of Velasco
In the first major conflict between Anglo colonists and the Mexican government, a force of 100-150 Anglos under John...
Battle of Nacogdoches
A battle for control of Nacogdoches results in the deaths of 47 Mexican troops and four Anglo-Texan colonists. Mexican...
Angelina River Fight
Retreating Mexican troops surrender to Anglo-Texan colonists at Durst farm (near present day Douglas) in aftermath of...
Correo de México Captured
Mexican cutter Correo de México fires on schooner San Felipe, laden with munitions, near Brazoria....
Battle of Gonzales
In an attempt to retrieve a cannon held by the citizens of Gonzales, Lt. Francisco de Castañeda and 100 Mexican dragoons...
Goliad Garrison Surrenders
Capt. George M. Collinsworth and approximately 120 Texas colonists attack the Mexican garrison defending the Presidio la...
Battle of Concepcíon
Anglo-Texas rebels led by James Bowie and James Walker Fannin Jr. skirmish with Colonel Domingo de Ugartechea and 275...
Battle of Lipantitlán
Near the Nueces River two miles west of San Patricio, approximately 60 Texans under Ira J. Westover engage 90 Mexican...
Mexican Troops Skirmish with Anglo Colonists
Skirmish between Anglo colonists led by John Bird and Mexican cavalry near San Antonio results in five Mexicans killed....
“Grass Fight”
Texas colonists led by James Bowie engage a Mexican supply train near Alazan Creek, one mile west of San Antonio,...
Siege of Bexar Ends
After laying siege to San Antonio de Bexar for more than a month, Texas rebels initiate a series of assaults on the city...
Battle of San Patricio
Four hundred Mexican troops led by Gen. José de Urrea surprise approximately one hundred Texans under the command of Col...
Battle of Agua Dulce Creek
James Grant and ten Texans are killed by Mexican troops under Gen. José Urrea on Agua Dulce Creek, 26 miles below San...
Fall of the Alamo
After a 13-day siege, about 1,800 Mexican soldiers take part in an assault on the Alamo mission, defended by more than...
Battle of Refugio
In a series of engagements in and near the Nuestra Señora Refugio Mission, a force of 1,500 Mexican troops under Gen....
Battle of Coleto
Approximately 300 troops under James W. Fannin Jr. are intercepted by 340 Mexican soldiers under General José de Urrea...
Goliad Massacre
Three hundred forty-two Texas prisoners, consisting of James Fannin’s command captured at the Battle of Coleto and those...
Lynch’s Ferry Skirmish
Sidney Sherman and a small detachment of cavalry engaged in a skirmish with Mexican soldiers near Lynch’s Ferry (present-...
Battle of San Jacinto
Nine hundred and ten Texas troops under Gen. Sam Houston attack approximately 1,200 Mexican troops under President Santa...
Mexican Schooner Seized
Isaac W. Burton’s rangers capture the Mexican schooner Watchman, with supplies for the Mexican army, in Copano...