Battle of San Jacinto

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Battle of San Jacinto

• By Tyler Mathes
• Mrs. Scherer
• 6th grade
• February 27, 2009

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The Battle of San Jacinto

• The Battle of San Jacinto was fought on
  April 21, 1836.The sight was Harris County,
  Texas. It was a very decisive battle fought in
  the Texas Revolution. General Sam Houstons great
  leadership won Texas this historic battle.

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Quick Facts

• .Hundreds of Texans fought in this battle, but
  only nine died.
• Hundreds of Mexicans fought in this battle, and
  six hundred eight died
• The battle only lasted 18 minutes
• The President of Mexico was captured as a
  prisoner of war.

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Generals and other Important People

• Texas
• General Houston
• Stephen F. Austin
• Edward Burleson

• Mexico
• Juan Almonte
• Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna
• Manuel Fernandez

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About the Battle

• On April 14, 1836, the Texas army was
  retreating east after a devastating loss at the
  Battle of the Alamo. By the morning of April 14
  the troops had made it all the way to the bank of
  the Buffalo Bayou, which was within half a mile
  of the battle sight. It was here that Houston
  commanded his troops to settle down in the edge
  of a forest and prepare for war. On the following
  morning, Santa Anna and his troops marched into
  the prairie before the Texas army. April 20 was
  when the Texas army charged the Mexican army with
  only 910 troops while the Mexican army had 12oo
  troops. The Mexicans held them off but lost many
  troops. That next day the Texans cut off the
  Mexicans only escape rout, the Vinces Bridge.
  This gave the Texans a boost in confidence. They
  shot very closely to the Mexicans and killed more
  than 700 soldiers. The rest of the troops were
  captured as prisoners of war. In The end, the
  Texans defeated the Mexicans.

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In the End

• The battle of San Jacinto was considered the
  greatest battle in the Texas revolution. Some
  even say it is among one of the greatest battles
  ever fought. Not only did it win Texas freedom
  from Mexico, it won peace between the two. In
  addition to gaining Texas, America also received
  New Mexico, Arizona, Nevada, California, Utah,
  parts of Colorado, Kansas, Wyoming, and Oklahoma.
  This states make up one third of present day
  America. I hope you enjoyed and learned many
  things from my slide show!