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Who won the battle of siege of San Antonio?

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Antonio López de Santa Anna


Furthermore, who won the Battle of Concepcion?

On October 27, Austin sent Bowie and Fannin, with 90 soldiers, to find a defensible spot near Bexar for the Texian Army to rest. After choosing a site near Mission Concepción, the scouting party camped for the night and sent a courier to notify Austin.

Battle of Concepción.

Date October 28, 1835
Result Texian victory

Likewise, who won the battle of the grass fight? Grass Fight. The Grass Fight was a small battle during the Texas Revolution, fought between the Mexican Army and the Texian Army. The battle took place on November 26, 1835, just south of San Antonio de Béxar in the Mexican region of Texas.

Herein, who led the capture of San Antonio?

The Battle of the Alamo In December 1835, in the early stages of Texas' war for independence from Mexico, a group of Texan (or Texian) volunteers led by George Collinsworth and Benjamin Milam overwhelmed the Mexican garrison at the Alamo and captured the fort, seizing control of San Antonio.

How did Jim Bowie's wife die?

In September, Veramendi, his wife Josefa, and Ursula Bowie died of cholera at Monclova. Ursula died on the tenth. A Bowie relative and Veramendi family tradition say Ursula and one child died in the epidemic. A Bowie family friend reported that Ursula had two children, but both died young.

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Why did the siege of Bexar happen?

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What was the consultation of 1835?

The Consultation, also known as the Texian Government, served as the provisional government of Mexican Texas from October 1835 to March 1836 during the Texas Revolution. Tensions rose in Texas during early 1835 as throughout Mexico federalists began to oppose the increasingly centralist policies of the government.

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Where was the battle of Gonzales located in Texas?

Battle of Gonzales. The Battle of Gonzales was the first military engagement of the Texas Revolution. It was fought near Gonzales, Texas, on October 2, 1835, between rebellious Texian settlers and a detachment of Mexican army soldiers.

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Where was the battle of conception?

Mission Concepción, San Antonio, Texas, United States

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What caused the grass fight?

The Grass Fight. Beginning in October 1835, Texans laid siege to the town of Bexar (San Antonio). When the Texans opened the booty carried by the animals, they discovered not silver coins but grass, intended to feed the army animals.

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Why is San Antonio important?

The first Spanish explorers gave the San Antonio River its name because it was the feast day of St. Anthony. The actual founding of the city came in 1718 by Father Antonio Olivares, when he established Mission San Antonio de Valero.

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What does Alamo mean in English?

Alamo is defined as a mission in San Antonio, Texas that was used as a fort during the Texas revolution. An example of the Alamo is the site of 187 Texan deaths in 1836. The definition of an alamo is a poplar tree from the southwest area of the United States. An example of an alamo is a cottonwood tree.

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Could the Alamo have been defended?

While the Alamo did have some pretty good defenses like heavy guns and good sharpshooters, the walls were not heavy enough to withstand bombardment and the guns were not situated well or protected either.

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Who signed the Texas Declaration of Independence?

Texas Declaration of Independence
On the first day, Convention President Richard Ellis appointed George C. Childress, James Gaines, Edward Conrad, Collin McKinney, and Bailey Hardeman a committee to draft a Declaration of Independence.

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Is the Alamo in the original location?

The Alamo Mission in San Antonio (Spanish: Misión de Álamo), commonly called The Alamo and originally known as the Misión San Antonio de Valero, is a historic Spanish mission and fortress compound founded in the 18th century by Roman Catholic missionaries in what is now San Antonio, Texas, United States.

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What was the Alamo before it was a fort?

In the 1700s, the Alamo was built as a home to Spanish missionaries. It was called the Mission San Antonio de Valero. Over time, the mission was turned into a fort for Spanish soldiers who called the fort the "Alamo." In the 1820s, American settlers arrived in San Antonio and began to settle the area.

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How big is the Alamo?

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Who built the Alamo?

The Alamo is an 18th-century mission church in San Antonio, Texas. It was originally built to be the church for the Mission San Antonio de Valero, which was founded in 1718. The church was built by Spanish Franciscan friars in order to convert the local Indians to Christianity.

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Why is the grass fight important?

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Hoping to break the morale of the Mexicans at the Alamo, the Texans sought to intercept a shipment of silver going to Bexar. Their moment came on the morning of November 28, 1835. Scout Erastus “Deaf” Smith took the news to the Texan camp that he saw pack mules approaching the area.

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Who were the leaders of the grass fight?

Martín Perfecto de Cos
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Why was Martin Perfecto de Cos important?

Cos is perhaps best known as a commander of Mexican forces during the Texas Revolution in the 1830s. In September 1835, he was sent by President-General Antonio López de Santa Anna to investigate the refusal of Texians to pay duties during the Anahuac Disturbances.