Goliad Campaign
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The Goliad Campaign was a key series of engagements during the Texas Revolution, culminating in the Goliad Massacre and significantly influencing Texan resolve against Mexican forces.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Goliad Campaign canonical | 5 |
| Goliad Massacre | 2 |
| Goliad | 1 |
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Target entity: Goliad Campaign Context triple: [Texas Revolution, hasPart, Goliad Campaign]
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Battle of Gonzales
The Battle of Gonzales was the 1835 skirmish in which Texian settlers resisted Mexican troops’ attempt to reclaim a cannon, famously sparking the Texas Revolution with the slogan “Come and Take It.”
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Battle of San Jacinto
The Battle of San Jacinto was the decisive 1836 clash in the Texas Revolution in which Texian forces under Sam Houston defeated the Mexican army, securing Texas’s independence from Mexico.
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C.
Siege of Bexar
The Siege of Bexar was a key early campaign of the Texas Revolution in late 1835, in which Texian forces captured San Antonio from Mexican troops, setting the stage for subsequent battles like the Alamo.
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Battle of Palo Alto
The Battle of Palo Alto was the opening major engagement of the Mexican–American War, fought on May 8, 1846, near present-day Brownsville, Texas, where U.S. forces under General Zachary Taylor used superior artillery to repel a larger Mexican army.
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E.
Battle of Buena Vista
The Battle of Buena Vista was a pivotal 1847 engagement in northern Mexico during the Mexican–American War, where U.S. forces under General Zachary Taylor repelled a much larger Mexican army led by General Antonio López de Santa Anna.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Goliad Campaign Target entity description: The Goliad Campaign was a key series of engagements during the Texas Revolution, culminating in the Goliad Massacre and significantly influencing Texan resolve against Mexican forces.
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A.
Battle of Gonzales
The Battle of Gonzales was the 1835 skirmish in which Texian settlers resisted Mexican troops’ attempt to reclaim a cannon, famously sparking the Texas Revolution with the slogan “Come and Take It.”
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B.
Battle of San Jacinto
The Battle of San Jacinto was the decisive 1836 clash in the Texas Revolution in which Texian forces under Sam Houston defeated the Mexican army, securing Texas’s independence from Mexico.
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C.
Siege of Bexar
The Siege of Bexar was a key early campaign of the Texas Revolution in late 1835, in which Texian forces captured San Antonio from Mexican troops, setting the stage for subsequent battles like the Alamo.
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D.
Battle of Palo Alto
The Battle of Palo Alto was the opening major engagement of the Mexican–American War, fought on May 8, 1846, near present-day Brownsville, Texas, where U.S. forces under General Zachary Taylor used superior artillery to repel a larger Mexican army.
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E.
Battle of Buena Vista
The Battle of Buena Vista was a pivotal 1847 engagement in northern Mexico during the Mexican–American War, where U.S. forces under General Zachary Taylor repelled a much larger Mexican army led by General Antonio López de Santa Anna.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
event of the Texas Revolution
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military campaign ⓘ |
| aftermath |
execution of Texian prisoners at Goliad
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rallying cry for Texian forces ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Centralist Republic of Mexico
ⓘ
Republic of Texas ⓘ
surface form:
Republic of Texas (rebel government)
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| cause |
Mexican attempt to suppress Texas rebellion
ⓘ
Texian resistance to centralist Mexican government ⓘ |
| commanderMexican |
Antonio López de Santa Anna
ⓘ
José de Urrea ⓘ |
| commanderTexian |
James Fannin
ⓘ
Philip Dimmitt ⓘ |
| conflict | Texas Revolution ⓘ |
| country | Mexico ⓘ |
| culminatedIn | Goliad Massacre ⓘ |
| date | 1835–1836 ⓘ |
| endDate | 1836 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Battle of San Jacinto
ⓘ
surface form:
San Jacinto Campaign
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| historicalPeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Mexican Texas ⓘ |
| includedEvent |
Battle of Coleto
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Battle of Goliad (1835) ⓘ
surface form:
Battle of Goliad (October 1835)
Battle of Refugio ⓘ Goliad Massacre ⓘ |
| location |
Goliad
ⓘ
surface form:
Goliad, Texas
Presidio La Bahía ⓘ |
| mottoAssociated |
“Remember Goliad”
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“Remember the Alamo, Remember Goliad” ⓘ |
| notableOutcome |
contributed to eventual Texian victory at San Jacinto
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international attention to Mexican–Texian conflict ⓘ |
| opponent |
Armed Forces of Mexico
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surface form:
Mexican Army
Texian Army ⓘ
surface form:
Texian forces
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| partOf | Texas Revolution ⓘ |
| precededBy | Gonzales Campaign ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Battle of the Alamo
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Runaway Scrape ⓘ |
| result | Mexican victory ⓘ |
| significance |
increased support for Texian independence
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strengthened Texian resolve against Mexican rule ⓘ |
| startDate | 1835 ⓘ |
| strategicObjectiveMexican | reassert Mexican control over Texas ⓘ |
| strategicObjectiveTexian | control of Presidio La Bahía ⓘ |
| theater |
Coastal Bend region of Texas
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surface form:
Coastal Texas
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Subject: Goliad Campaign Description of subject: The Goliad Campaign was a key series of engagements during the Texas Revolution, culminating in the Goliad Massacre and significantly influencing Texan resolve against Mexican forces.
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