Battle of the Prairie
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The Battle of the Prairie, also known as the Battle of Coleto, was an 1836 engagement in the Texas Revolution in which Mexican forces surrounded and compelled the surrender of Colonel James Fannin’s Texian army near Goliad, Texas.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of the Prairie canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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military engagement ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Battle of Coleto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedEvent | Texas struggle for independence from Mexico ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Mexican Army
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Texian Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cause | Mexican forces surrounding Fannin’s army on the open prairie ⓘ |
| combatant |
Republic of Mexico
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Texian rebels NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commander |
James W. Fannin Jr.
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
José de Urrea NERFINISHED ⓘ Juan José Holzinger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | Texas Revolution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Mexico ⓘ |
| date | March 19–20, 1836 ⓘ |
| engagementNature | encirclement and artillery bombardment ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Goliad massacre
NERFINISHED
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Massacre of Goliad prisoners NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName | Battle of Coleto Creek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Texas Revolution era ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Mexican Texas ⓘ |
| location |
Coleto Creek, Texas
NERFINISHED
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near Goliad, Texas ⓘ |
| MexicanCommander | José de Urrea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| MexicanForceType | regular army ⓘ |
| MexicanObjective | to intercept and destroy Fannin’s retreating force ⓘ |
| modernRegion | U.S. state of Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | nearby Coleto Creek prairie ⓘ |
| near | Goliad, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| outcome | Texian surrender ⓘ |
| partOf | Texas Revolution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfCampaign | Goliad Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Battle of Refugio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryOpposingForce | Urrea’s Mexican column NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Battle of San Jacinto
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ⓘ
Battle of the Alamo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | Mexican victory ⓘ |
| significance | led directly to the capture and later execution of Fannin’s command at Goliad ⓘ |
| strategicObjective | Texian attempt to retreat from Goliad ⓘ |
| surrenderDate | March 20, 1836 ⓘ |
| surrenderedCommander | James W. Fannin Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| surrenderTerms | Texians surrendered after being surrounded and outgunned NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| TexianCommander | James W. Fannin Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| TexianForceType | volunteer army ⓘ |
| typeOfAction | open-field engagement ⓘ |
| weaponry | artillery and small arms ⓘ |
| year | 1836 ⓘ |
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