The Battle of San Jacinto

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The Battle of San Jacinto

• Chapter 10 Section 2

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The Texas Army

• Sam Houston was the leader of the Texas Army
• 800 soldiers
• He led his east in a retreat starting on March
  11, 1836
• He used this time to train his soldiers
• On April 20 his army camped at the San Jacinto
  River

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The Mexican Army

• Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna was the leader of the
  Mexican Army
• 1300 soldiers
• After the Alamo Santa Anna divided the Mexican
  Army and chased the Texas Army east
• Santa Anna finally caught up with Houston at the
  San Jacinto River near Harrisburg

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The Day Before the Battle

• There was a cavalry skirmish on April 20, between
  Texas and Mexican soldiers
• Disaster was avoided when Mirabeau B. Lamar
  heroically saved the Texas commander
• Lamar was promoted to commander of the Texas
  Cavalry

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The Morning of April 21

• Sam Houston sent Erastus Deaf Smith, a scout
  for the Texas Army, to destroy Vinces Bridge
• This trapped the two armies at San Jacinto

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The Battle of San Jacinto

• At 300 on the afternoon of April 21, while Santa
  Annas troops are resting, Houston orders the
  attack
• The Texas battle cry was Remember the Alamo!
  Remember Goliad!

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The Battle of San Jacinto
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The Battle of San Jacinto
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The Outcome of the Battle

• The battle lasted about 18 minutes
• 2 Texans were killed and 30 were wounded (7 later
  died of their wounds)
• 630 Mexicans were killed and 730 were captured
  including Santa Anna