The Texans were fighting to keep their hold on Texas 6,000 MXN vs 189 TXNS All Txns died 600 Mxns died W. Travis J. Bowie D. Crockett vs. Santa Anna These 13 days allowed the delegates to write the Dec of Indep and set up a government Alamo The Texans were fighting to keep their hold on Texas March 6, 1836 & the 12 days prior Santa Anna was coming to get his land back

342 TXNS were executed including Fannin. 28 people escaped. Houston ordered Fannin to burn down La Bahia & throw the supplies in the river. Fannin didn’t follow Orders and was captured near Coleto Creek James Fannin vs. Gen. Urrea Goliad Massacre 342 TXNS were executed including Fannin. 28 people escaped. March 1836

George Childress wrote the TX Declaration of Independence. Sam Houston kept people from leaving to go to the Alamo. He said to Make TX independent first Washington on the Brazos Convention of 1836 David Burnet named President of TX March 1836

Texas Declaration of Independence March 2, 1836 @ Convention of 1836, Washington on the Brazos Penned by: George Childress Preamble: states the problem Philosophy: Their ideas on how they “should” be treated Grievances: List of complaints Prior Attempts: Ways they have tried to resolve the differences Statement of Independence: The break-up Signatures

Runaway Scrape March-April 1836 Texans fleeing East Texans burnt their homes along the way, depriving MXNs of any hospitality Texans fled east in fear that Santa Anna would show them No Mercy March-April 1836 Runaway Scrape Houston’s strategic retreat to tire the MXNs and wait for MX to make a mistake Texans fleeing East

San Jacinto Deaf Smith was sent to burn the bridge. Sam Houston vs. MXCNs were trapped by the San Jacinto River Sam Houston vs. Santa Anna San Jacinto April 21, 1836 18 minute battle Santa Anna tried to escape but was captured.

Treaty of Velasco May 14, 1836 Public Treaty Ended the war MX army had to withdraw troops south of the Rio Grande. Public Treaty MX vowed never to attack TX again. Each side had to release their prisoners.

Treaty of Velasco Secret Treaty MX would recognize TX as a free nation. MX and TX agreed the Rio Grande would be the border. MX later refuses to accept this treaty because Santa Anna was being held as a prisoner at the time.