1. What happened after the Alamo and Goliad?
The Texan defeats at the Alamo and Goliad allowed Santa Anna to move into TX unopposed
Santa Anna believed the war was over and considered leaving. However, his desire to punish TX was too great.
He began to march deeper in Texas in search of the government. Along the way he burned homes, towns, and crops along the way.

2. Texas Army Houston arrived at Gonzales on March 11
Army needed training and supplies
Houston began a retreat

3. Texas Army
With 400 Troops, Houston retreated East toward the Colorado River, hoping to pick up additional men
The army grew to nearly 1,000 volunteers as it moved East

4. Texan Army
Houston’s soldiers became resentful because their homes were being destroyed and they wanted to fight the Mexican soldiers
Houston believed that his forces were still too weak and needed more time to train.

5. Fearing the Mexican army would harm them, the Runaway Scrape begins: hundreds of Texas families fled east
Heavy rains, cold, and sickness made the journey miserable

6. Houston and the main army moved north along the Brazos to Groce’s Plantation
Houston trained his army for almost 2 weeks

7. Mexican Army Follows Houston
On April 5, Santa Anna crossed the Colorado River and tried to overtake the Texans
Santa Anna is eager to catch Houston and defeat him…but his troops are slow and weary

8. Houston receives a gift from the people of Cincinnati, Ohio.
Two cannons called the “Twin Sisters”
Texas artillery had been lost at the Alamo, Goliad and during the Runaway Scrape
This gift convinced Houston it was time to fight

9. Houston turned south towards the San Jacinto River and prepared to fight the Mexican Army.

10. What happened at the Battle of San Jacinto?
On April 20, 1836, Texan troops camped on the banks of Buffalo Bayou.
Santa Anna’s army moved to the edge of a prairie opposite the Texans.
Santa Anna was in a poor position but believed the Texans would not attack.

11. Houston ordered the bridge across Vince’s Bayou destroyed
This would make it impossible for either army to retreat

12. Around 3:30 in the afternoon of April 21, Houston ordered the Texas army to advance on the Mexican troops who were taking a siesta.
The Texans seized the Mexican artillery.

13. San Jacinto Battlefield – April 21, 1836
Buffalo Bayou
San Jacinto River
TEXAN CAMP
Cavalry
Peggy
Lake
Santa Anna escape route
Mexican
Camp

14. The Mexican camp was in total confusion as soldiers tried to fight and flee.
The battle lasted 18 minutes

15. The Mexican army suffered heavy losses at San Jacinto.
An estimated 630 Mexicans were killed and 730 were taken prisoner, including Santa Anna.

16. Houston’s report to President Burnet praised his troops highly for their courage and loyalty.
Santa Anna’s report to his superiors explained that the loss was due to the high number of inexperienced recruits.

17. How did the war end?
Santa Anna signed two treaties at Velasco—one public and one secret.
The public treaty —Santa Anna promised that Mexican forces would never fight against Texans again and ordered all Mexican forces out of Texas.

18. The secret treaty —Santa Anna promised to work for Mexican recognition of Texas independence and Rio Grande as border in exchange for his release.

19. Many Texans wanted to hang Santa Anna.
David G. Burnet, determined to honor the treaty, placed Santa Anna on a ship to return to Mexico
This took several weeks because people kept trying to execute Santa Anna

20. Victory’s Consequences
Mexican gov’t called treaties illegal and refused to recognize TX independence
This will lead to trouble later on…

21. Many volunteers from the United States arrived in Texas too late
Many volunteers from the United States arrived in Texas too late. The Texans had already won the war.
Texans were now citizens of the new Republic of Texas.

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