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San Jacinto, Battle of
SAN JACINTO, BATTLE OFSAN JACINTO, BATTLE OF (21 April 1836). On 11 March 1836, five days after the defeat of the Texas revolutionaries at the Alamo, General Sam Houston retreated with 374 men from Mexican general Antonio López de Santa Anna's advance. Houston recruited as he retreated, while Santa Anna divided his army in pursuit. On 20 April, Houston's force, now 800 strong, intercepted Santa Anna's force of about 1,200 men at Lynch's Ferry, which crossed the San Jacinto River. Destroying a bridge protecting his own as well as the Mexicans' avenue of retreat, Houston attacked. Santa Anna's surprise was complete. A thinly held barricade was quickly overrun, and organized resistance ended within twenty minutes. The rest was slaughter. Texas figures on enemy casualties—630 killed, 208 wounded, 730 prisoners—are inexact, the total reflecting more men than Santa Anna probably would have had on the field. Texan losses were 16 killed, 24 wounded, including Houston. Santa Anna, a prisoner, signed armistice terms under which the other divisions of his army immediately evacuated Texas. BIBLIOGRAPHYDe Bruhl, Marshall. Sword of San Jacinto: A Life of Sam Houston. New York: Random House, 1993. Pohl, James W. The Battle of San Jacinto. Austin: Texas State Historical Association, 1989. Williams, John H. Sam Houston: A Biography of the Father of Texas. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1993. MarquisJames/a. r. See alsoAlamo, Siege of the ; "Remember the Alamo." |
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"San Jacinto, Battle of." Dictionary of American History. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "San Jacinto, Battle of." Dictionary of American History. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-3401803711.html "San Jacinto, Battle of." Dictionary of American History. 2003. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-3401803711.html |
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San Jacinto, Battle of
San Jacinto, Battle of the concluding military event of the Texas War of Independence on April 21, 1836, in which forces under Sam Houston made a surprise attack on the greater forces Antonio López de Santa Anna on the San Jacinto River near present-day Houston, Texas. After the defeat at the Alamo, Texas troops under the command of Sam Houston kept retreating for over a month, avoiding battle because they were the only armed troops left in the republic. But Houston saw a chance for a decisive victory at a ford over the San Jacinto River, and he and his men waited for Mexican general Santa Anna to cross and then demolished a bridge that was their only means of retreat. The attack caught the Mexicans completely off guard, and they were slaughtered. Santa Anna was taken prisoner, and signed an armistice that removed his troops from Texas. “Remember the Alamo!” is said to have been first used as a rallying cry by Houston's men in this battle.
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"San Jacinto, Battle of." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "San Jacinto, Battle of." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O63-SanJacintoBattleof.html "San Jacinto, Battle of." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O63-SanJacintoBattleof.html |
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San Jacinto, Battle of
San Jacinto, Battle of (21 April 1836) The last important battle of TEXAS's brief struggle to establish an independent republic. Sam HOUSTON, with 800 Texans, defeated a Mexican force of 1400 at the San Jacinto River and captured the Mexican leader SANTA ANNA. The armistice terms dictated by Houston established de facto independence for Texas, and Houston himself was installed as President.
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"San Jacinto, Battle of." A Dictionary of World History. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "San Jacinto, Battle of." A Dictionary of World History. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O48-SanJacintoBattleof.html "San Jacinto, Battle of." A Dictionary of World History. 2000. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O48-SanJacintoBattleof.html |
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