Texas History Chapter 10

 Commander of the regular and volunteer army  Sent someone to check that San Antonio was worth keeping

 Thought Santa Anna would arrive in late March, April, or May  Wrote letters asking for help from Texas & U.S.  “I will never surrender or retreat.”  Commander of the Alamo during attack

 Former legislator and U.S. congressman from Tennessee  Offered command in regular army but chose to serve as a private with the volunteers

 Sent to San Antonio to decide if it should be abandoned  Believed the Alamo was vital to Texas and that it needed more soldiers

 In charge of the Alamo with only 100 men; told General Council that he needed more money and soldiers in Jan  Left Alamo early in Feb due to family illness

 Ordered all survivors of Goliad to be executed  Set up his headquarters in the San Fernando church during the battle of the Alamo  Ordered that all Alamo defenders be killed and their bodies burned

 Led Mexican troops through South Texas  Defeated Fannin and took the prisoners to Goliad  Regretted Santa Anna’s order to kill all of Fannin’s men