The nearly 1,800 Mexican troops far outnumbered the band of 188 men who had retreated into the Alamo compound. A twelve-day siege ended in a bloody battle on March 6 in which Santa Anna and his ...

This column is adapted from an address delivered in honor of San Jacinto Day to Daughters of the Republic of Texas on Monday ...

On March 27, 1836, Houston retreated to San Felipe, instructed his men to burn the town, then crossed the Brazos, and left a ...

One of the most notorious incidents of the Texas Revolution was the Goliad “Massacre,” the Santa Anna-ordered execution of ...

The pre-dawn battle on March 6 lasted about 90 minutes. News of Santa Anna’s brutality quickly spread, and soon “Remember the Alamo!” was a rallying cry heard across Texas. About seven weeks ...

Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna was born in Veracruz state in 1794. Growing up in the steamy region gave him an immunity to the ...

Six weeks later on April 21, led by Sam Houston’s army and shouting "Remember the Alamo," the Texans defeated Mexican forces ...

Texans and history enthusiasts are invited to attend the official San Jacinto Day Ceremony marking the 189th anniversary of ...

In 1832, a group of Anglo settlers in Anahuac led by William B. Travis of Alamo fame staged a rebellion against their ...

General Santa Anna, as well as detailing the Battle of San Jacinto (April 21, 1836) where General Sam Houston's rag-tag army of Texans took on and defeated Santa Anna's army which led to the ...