San Jacinto Battlefield

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The San Jacinto Battlefield is the historic site near present-day Houston where Texian forces won a decisive victory over Mexico in 1836, securing Texas’ independence.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historic battlefield
historic site
state historic site
battleCasualtiesMexican high
battleCasualtiesTexian low
battleCommanderMexican Antonio López de Santa Anna
battleCommanderTexian Sam Houston
battleDuration about 18 minutes of major fighting
category Battlefields in the United States
Protected areas of Harris County, Texas
Texas Revolution sites
commemorates Republic of Texas independence
Texian Army
conflict Texas Revolution
country United States of America
surface form: United States
dateOfEvent 1836-04-21
elevation sea level (approximate coastal plain)
governingBody Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
hasMuseum true
hasPart USS Texas (BB-35)
surface form: Battleship Texas (BB-35)

San Jacinto Monument
San Jacinto Museum of History
battlefield park
historical markers
interpretive trails
marshlands
hasVisitorCenter true
heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
surface form: U.S. National Historic Landmark

National Register of Historic Places
surface form: U.S. National Register of Historic Places listing
locatedIn Harris County
surface form: Harris County, Texas

Texas
locatedNear Buffalo Bayou
Houston
surface form: Houston, Texas

La Porte, Texas
Pasadena, Texas
locatedOn San Jacinto River
namedAfter Saint Hyacinth (San Jacinto)
nearbyCity Baytown, Texas
NRHPType historic district
openToPublic true
partOf San Jacinto Battlefield self-linksurface differs
surface form: San Jacinto Battleground State Historic Site
result capture of Antonio López de Santa Anna
de facto independence of Texas
decisive Texian victory
significantEvent Battle of San Jacinto
strategicImportance secured independence of Texas from Mexico
terrain coastal prairie
marshy lowlands

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Texas Revolution significantPlace San Jacinto Battlefield
Battle of San Jacinto commemoratedBy San Jacinto Battlefield
this entity surface form: San Jacinto Monument
Battle of San Jacinto commemoratedBy San Jacinto Battlefield
this entity surface form: San Jacinto Battleground State Historic Site
Battle of San Jacinto commemorativeDate San Jacinto Battlefield
this entity surface form: San Jacinto Day
San Jacinto Battlefield partOf San Jacinto Battlefield self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: San Jacinto Battleground State Historic Site
Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum openingDaySignificance San Jacinto Battlefield
this entity surface form: San Jacinto Day
National Historic Landmarks in Texas contains San Jacinto Battlefield
San Jacinto River near San Jacinto Battlefield
this entity surface form: San Jacinto Battleground State Historic Site
USS Texas (BB-35) formerMuseumLocation San Jacinto Battlefield
this entity surface form: San Jacinto Battleground State Historic Site
La Porte, Texas locatedNear San Jacinto Battlefield
this entity surface form: San Jacinto Battleground State Historic Site