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Runaway Scrape And San Jacinto

 Sam Houston realized the Texans were outnumbered  Instead of attacking immediately, he decided to retreat to buy time Texan Retreat

 Civilian living in Texas heard about the Alamo and Goliad and decided to escape before Santa Anna got to them Runaway Scrape

Impact of geography: What did the coastal plains have a lot of? Rivers What happens during the spring time? Rains a lot Lots of rain caused high rivers. Many people died rushing to cross. Runaway Scrape

The high waters from the rivers benefited Sam Houston and the Texans because their army was small. Santa Anna had to move at a much slower pace. Santa Anna decided to split up his army Texans Retreat

Texans captured a Mexican messenger that had letters describing Santa Anna’s plans and movements Sam Houston decided that there was no longer any need to retreat; it was time to fight April 20, 1836 there was a small fight between groups from each side. Santa Anna now knew where the Texans were Battle of San Jacinto

Sam Houston’s Camp Santa Anna’s Camp Swamp

What is a Swamp

 Aerial View  Moss

 Vince’s Bridge  After Santa Anna crossed it, Sam Houston had it destroyed so that neither army could retreat or receive reinforcements. Battle of San Jacinto

Texans prepared to attack The ridge that separated the Texans and Mexicans kept the Mexicans from seeing the Texan army get in battle formation April 21, 1836

 Texans attacked shouting “Remember the Alamo” and “Remember Goliad”  After many Mexicans were killed the army finally surrendered  Santa Anna ran away Battle of San Jacinto

 Battled lasted 18 minutes  630 Mexicans died  730 Mexicans taken prisoner  9 Texans died Aftermath

With the victory at San Jacinto Texas had won its Independence

Impact of Geography on Battle of San Jacinto Swamp kept Santa Anna from retreating or receiving reinforcements Ridge in the middle of battlefield allowed for Texans surprise attack

Santa Anna’s Three Mistakes Divided his army into smaller forces Withdrew his army so that the ridge separated the two armies Ordered his men to take a siesta, or rest

Treaty of Velasco

 The purpose of a headline is to grab attention and sum up the story it will be discussing in just a few words.  They also usually have a point of view that is represented by the side that they are on. Headliners

Choose an event that happened in the Texas Revolution and write a headline from the point of view of Mexico and Texas  Battle of Gonzales  Grass Fight  Battle of the Alamo  Goliad Massacre  Runaway Scrape  Battle of San Jacinto  Treaty of Velasco

Example: The Time Is Now! Austin Returns and Urges for Texas to Fight Headliners