1. Overview of the Texas Revolution
San Felipe
Consultation of 1835
1835
The Battle of Gonzales
The Battle at Goliad
March of the Army of the People
Siege of Bexar
Consultation of 1835
The Grass Fight
Battle of San Antonio
Cos surrenders and returns to Mexico

2. Battle of Gonzales –Oct. 2, 1835
1st battle of the Texas Revolution
Nickname is “The Lexington of Texas” because of the similarities between this battle and the first battle of the American Revolution
Texans WON!!!

3. The Battle at Goliad- Oct. 9, 1835
A week after Gonzales, Texans take the Presidio at Goliad
They realize they may actually be able to beat the huge Mexican Army
They decide to go to San Antonio– the biggest town in TX with the most soldiers
The Mission at Goliad

4. The Army of the People’s March to San Antonio (Late Oct., 1835)
Everybody goes back to Gonzales to organize
Stephen F. Austin and other leaders gather a bunch of Texans (American and Tejano) to march to San Antonio
They start their march and call their group the “Army of the People”
Texans have about 400 soldiers when they get to SA
General Cos has about 750 soldiers in SA

5. General Cos and Mexican soldiers in the Alamo
The Siege of Bexar: Oct. 28 – Dec. 5, 1835
A siege is where one army is inside a fort or city and the other army tries to block all supplies and people from getting in or out
Mexicans were inside the Alamo and the Texans surrounded them
It started in on Oct. 29 and lasted FOREVER!! (At least that’s what the Texan volunteers started to think)
General Cos and Mexican soldiers in the Alamo

7. Consultation of 1835 Nov. 3-7, 1835
Remember? They had called for this meeting at the end of Ch. 8
58 delegates from 14 towns meet
Write a “Declaration”… NOT of independence… it just tries to explain their actions to MX
they are loyal citizens of Mexico
they would support the Constitution of 1824
fighting only to defend themselves from Santa Anna
ask all Mexican citizens to fight for a democracy (SA was a dictator)

8. The Grass Fight: Nov. 26, 1835
There had been very little military activity in Oct. and Nov. because sieges were BORING
A TX scout named “Deaf” Smith heard that the MX Army had some cavalry and mule train headed to San Antonio
Some of the Texans, thinking it has silver for Cos’ soldiers ATTACK!!!
It ends up to be just grass for their horses!
This is the final straw… the siege is called off and the Texans start packing to go home

9. The Battle of San Antonio Dec 5-9, 1835
Ben Milam, an empresario, heard that the Texans were leaving and tried to rally the troops to fight (he really wanted independence)
He and Frank Johnson organized about 300 of the troops that were left and attacked the Mexicans in the Alamo!!!
The battle lasted about 4 days… and the Texans had won!!
Cos surrendered and went home. Yay!

10. San Felipe
Consultation of 1835
1836 (Feb – Apr)