The Texas Revolution

Objective

By the end of this presentation students should be able to tell the result of the war was

Background info

The war began in 1835

It was fought between the settlers of Texas and the Republic of Mexico

How it Started

After Mexico gained it's independence from Spain many Americans began to settle in Texas

Soon, they began to outnumber the Mexicans and the Mexicans

How It Started Continued

Mexico later adopted new laws which Abolished slavery

Many Texan were angered by this and started a revolt against the Mexican Republic

And so started the Mexican Revolution...

The Battle of Gonzales

This was the first battle fought in the Texas Revolution

It started whenever a force of 100 Mexicans were sent to retrieve a cannon that was provided to the city of Gonzalez for defense against Native American attacks

The Texans were not willing to give the cannon up so they sent messengers to neighboring towns to help defend it.

The Texan constructed force of 150 men and succeeded at defending the cannon

A nickname for this battle is the Lexington of Texas because the first battle of the Revolutionary war was the battle of Lexington

The Goliad Campaign of 1835

The control of the town of Goliad was a key position to obtain in this war

The location of this position was 50 miles up the San Antonio River and was on a route between San Antonio and the port of Copano.

During the war the main forces of the area left to go to San Antonio and left a mere 30 men to protect it

While the town was vulnerable the Texans marched forth with a force of 50 men and succeeded at taking this position

Battle of Concepcion

This battle was led by Captains James Bowie and James W. Fannin Jr

On the morning of October 28 1835 these captains and a force of 90 volunteers of the Texan army encountered a much larger Mexican force

Battle of Conception Continued

This battle was fought mostly in very thick fog caused inaccurate open fire.

After thirty short minutes of fighting, the Mexicans retreated

The Texans suffered on 1 death and one man wounded, while the Mexicans suffered 14 men dead and 39 with wounds

Grass Fight

This was only a minor skirmish

Mexican Calvary were traveling near a Texan Camp

The Texan thought they had silver in their possession and fired and killed them

To their misfortune it turned out to only be grass

Declaration of Independence

This Declaration of Independence was literally made overnight

It needed to be done quickly because the most famous battle of the whole war was about to take place... The Battle of the Alamo

The Battle of the Alamo

This was the most famous battle of the revolution

In this battle the Texans planned to defend the Alamo against the Mexicans

It was led by David Crockett and James Bowie

It lasted 13 days, Feburary 23 to March 6

The Battle of the Alamo Continued

Just 189 Texan face a powerful force of 1800 Mexicans

Every single Texan was killed

They would not go down without a fight though, and took the lives of 600 Mexicans

The Battle of San Jacinto

This was the final battle for Texas's Independence

The battle was fought in present day Harris Country, Texas

It took place on the 21 of April 1836

The Battle of Jacinto Continued

750 Texans faced 1500 Mexicans

Sam houston sent out a few spies to destroy the brige that the Mexicans crossed

Because of these tactic the Texans were triumphant in this battle

What Happens next?

On May 14 1836 both the public and the private treaties of Velasco were signed

This confirmed the retreat of Mexico and gave Texas it's independence

Unfortunately the treaties were not accepted and the two nations remained at war for most of the existence of the Republic of Texas

Expansion

Later on Texas was annexed by the United States which added to the territory of the U.S. Which never would have happened if it didn't gain independence