Get Pulling Success From Failure: The Texas War For Independence - Dtic

When that ended, Mexico ceded the American Southwest and California to the United States.

The Texas Revolution began in October 1835 with the battle of Gonzales and ended on April 21, 1836, with the battle of San Jacinto, but earlier clashes between government forces and frontier colonists make it impossible to set dogmatic limits in terms of military battles, cultural misunderstandings, and political ...

The Texas Revolution ended quickly -- in victory. By April 21, 1836, Houston's army defeated the Mexicans and captured Santa Anna at San Jacinto. On May 14, the Mexican leader signed the Treaty of Velasco and withdrew his troops south of the Rio Grande.

On April 21, 1836, the Texan Army under Sam Houston attacked Santa Anna's army on the banks of the San Jacinto River with cries of “Remember the Alamo! Remember Goliad! God and Texas!” The battle lasted only 18 minutes and was a resounding victory for the Texans.

The Texans fired the cannon, in what is considered the first shot of the Texas Revolution. The battle was brief. Outnumbered and having been instructed to avoid engaging the Texans in battle, Castañeda soon retreated. There were very few casualties.

The Battle of San Jacinto On the afternoon of April 21, Houston's force of about 900 men surprised and overwhelmed Santa Anna's resting army of some 1,200 to 1,300.

The victory at San Jacinto gave Texas its independence from Mexico and opened the door for the continued westward expansion of the United States. The United States annexed Texas in 1845, which led directly to the Mexican-American War.

Texas Revolution, war fought from October 1835 to April 1836 between Mexico and Texas colonists that resulted in Texas's independence from Mexico and the founding of the Republic of Texas (1836–45).