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Evacuation Order
Sam Houston ordered that the Alamo be evacuated as Santa Anna and his army approached. This did not happen. -
David Crockett entered the Alamo
A small group of volunteers, led by David Crockett arrived at the Alamo in preparation for the battle. -
The First Mexican Troops Arrived
The arrival of Mexican troops caused those at the Alamo to request backup. (Campbell, 2018) -
Santa Anna Asked Texans at the Alamo to Surrender
Upon Santa Anna's request for Americans to surrender. Travis replied with a single shot from a cannon, indicating that they would not surrender. -
Declaration of Independence
A convention of the General Council met and adopted a declaration of independence for Texas that was written by George C. Childress. (Campbell, 2018). -
Commander in chief of the Texas Army
Sam Houston was elected Commander in Chief of the Texas army -
The Fall of the Alamo
In the early morning, Mexican troops would enter the fort in the early morning to attack the Texans. 182-183 Texans were killed during the battle. (Campbell, 2018). -
Battle of San Jacinto
April 19-20, 1836, Texas soldiers under the command of Sam Houston camped in the trees waiting for Santa Anna and his men to arrive. On April 21 Houston's soldiers attacked the Mexican Army. The battle lasted only 18 minutes. Texas soldiers had killed 623 Mexican soldiers and captured 730 of them, only losing 2 of his men and having 6 fatally injured (Campbel 2018). -
Treaty of Velasco
This treaty ended the war with Mexico. As a result, all Mexican soldiers would return south of the Rio Grande. Santa Anna also signed a secret treaty agreeing to use his influence to convince the Mexican govt to recognize Texas as an independent republic -
Texas first Presidential Election
Sam Houston, Stephen F. Austin, and Henry Smith were the candidates for the Republic of Texas' first election for President. Houston won this election and became the first President of the Republic of Texas with 5,119 votes (Campbell, 2018). -
A New Capital
The Republic of Texas moved its capital from Columbia to "Houston" (Campbell, 2018) -
The Second President
Mirabeau B. Lamar took office as the second president for the Republic of Texas (Campbell, 2018) -
Attack on the Cherokees
Cherokee Indans were attacked by the Texas Army, known as the Battle of Neches. The Indian Chief was shot and scalped. This battle forces Cherokees to move out of Texas and into United States Indian Territory (Campbell, 2018) -
The Council House Fight
A group of 33 Penateka chiefs and warriors and 32 others marched into San Antonio. A young Indian chief stabbed the commander of Texas troops and a fight commenced. Supposedly, Indians tortured most of the white Texans to death and led to one of the greatest Comanche Raids in history (Campbell, 2018) -
Santa Fe Expedition
Under the command of General Hugh McLeod, President Lamar believed that an expedition through Texas could convince the people of Santa Fe to cut tied with Mexico. The expedition struggle greatly crossing unknown territory between Austin and Santa Fe, heat and food shortage plagued the troops, and by the time they reached New Mexico, the governor of Mexico city had heard of the expedition and ordered the Texans to be arrested (Campbell, 2018). -
Sam Houston's second presidency
Sam Houston was elected president a second time, following the presidency of Mirabeau B. Lamar (Campbell, 2018). -
Attack on San Antonio
Mexican Troops, under the command of General Adrian Woll came into Texas and captured San Antonio. -
Armistice
Sam Houston signed an armistice ending all fighting with Mexico, and Santa Anna freed the Texas prisoners at the request of the United States (Campbell, 2018) -
Annexation of Texas to the US
Texas delegates approved the annexation of Texas