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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...
Anahuac Garrison Surrenders
To protest Mexican customs laws, William B. Travis and 25 men force Mexican garrison at Anahuac, led by Capt. Antonio...
Surveyor Killed
James Lang, a member of Thomas A. Graves surveying party, is killed on the San Gabriel River, forty miles north of...
Two Colonists Murdered
Two colonists, Rogers and Hines, murdered near Atascocito crossing of Colorado River, en route to San Antonio. Two...
Mexican Drovers Attacked
A party of Mexican drovers en route to Louisiana is attacked by five Mexican horse thieves, 12 miles east of the William...
Colonists Kill Mexican Horse Thieves
William Dewees and about half a dozen colonists tracked a band of horse thieves who had recently attacked and murdered a...
Land Speculators Revolt Against Mexican Government
Land speculators Haden and Benjamin Edwards call upon Nacogdoches residents to join them in a revolt against the Mexican...