Battle of San Jacinto

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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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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle
military conflict
aftermath Treaties of Velasco
alsoKnownAs Battle of San Jacinto
surface form: Batalla de San Jacinto
belligerent Mexican forces
surface form: Mexican Army

Texian Army
surface form: Republic of Texas forces

Texian Army
campaign Texas Revolution
surface form: Texas Revolution 1835–1836
captured Antonio López de Santa Anna
casualtiesMexicanKilled several hundred
casualtiesTexianKilled fewer than 10
combatantSide Mexican Army on the other side
Texian Army on one side
commander Antonio López de Santa Anna
Edward Burleson
Juan Almonte
Sam Houston
Sidney Sherman
commemoratedBy San Jacinto Battlefield
surface form: San Jacinto Battleground State Historic Site

San Jacinto Battlefield
surface form: San Jacinto Monument
commemorativeDate San Jacinto Battlefield
surface form: San Jacinto Day

observed annually on April 21 in Texas
conflict Texas Revolution
consequence de facto independence of Texas from Mexico
end of major military operations in the Texas Revolution
country Mexico
date 1836-04-21
duration about 18 minutes of major fighting
followedBy Treaties of Velasco and Texian occupation of territory
geographicalContext near Buffalo Bayou in Southeast Texas
location San Jacinto River
near present-day Houston, Texas
mottoOrBattleCry Remember Goliad!
Remember the Alamo!
partOf Texas Revolution
history of Mexico
history of the United States
precededBy The Alamo
surface form: Fall of the Alamo

Goliad Campaign
surface form: Goliad Massacre

Runaway Scrape
result Texas independence effectively secured
decisive Texian victory
significance decisive battle of the Texas Revolution
led to creation of the Republic of Texas
pivotal event in the history of Texas
strengthMexican about 1,200–1,300 soldiers
strengthTexian about 900 soldiers
year 1836

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Battle of San Jacinto alsoKnownAs Battle of San Jacinto
this entity surface form: Batalla de San Jacinto
Remember the Alamo associatedWith Battle of San Jacinto
Sam Houston battle Battle of San Jacinto
Texian Army engagement Battle of San Jacinto
Treaties of Velasco follows Battle of San Jacinto
Texas Revolution hasPart Battle of San Jacinto
Republic of Texas keyBattle Battle of San Jacinto
Major General (Texian Army) notableBattleCommand Battle of San Jacinto
Mirabeau participatedIn Battle of San Jacinto
subject surface form: Mirabeau B. Lamar