Monday, April 21, 2014

San Jacinto Day!

Battle of San Jacinto - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: The Battle of San Jacinto, fought on April 21, 1836, in present-day Harris County, Texas, was the decisive battle of the Texas Revolution. Led by General Sam Houston, the Texian Army engaged and defeated General Antonio L�pez de Santa Anna's Mexican army in a fight that lasted just 18 minutes. About 630 of the Mexican soldiers were killed and 730 captured, while only nine Texans died.[3]

2 comments:

Tom Johnson said...

two of my distant cousins fought in the battle.

Cap'n Bob said...

Remember the Alamo! Remember Goliad!