the battle of san jacinto
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The Battle of San Jacinto. Chapter 10 Section 2. The Texas Army. Sam Houston was the leader of the Texas Army 800 soldiers He led his east in a retreat starting on March 11, 1836 He used this time to train his soldiers On April 20 his army camped at the San Jacinto River. The Mexican Army. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
The Battle of The Battle of San JacintoSan Jacinto
Chapter 10 Section 2
The Texas ArmyThe Texas Army
Sam Houston was the leader of the Texas Army– 800 soldiers
He led his east in a retreat starting on March 11, 1836– He used this time to train
his soldiers On April 20 his army
camped at the San Jacinto River
The Mexican ArmyThe Mexican Army
Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna was the leader of the Mexican Army– 1300 soldiers
After the Alamo Santa Anna divided the Mexican Army and chased the Texas Army east
Santa Anna finally caught up with Houston at the San Jacinto River near Harrisburg
The Day Before the BattleThe Day Before the Battle
There was a cavalry skirmish on April 20, between Texas and Mexican soldiers
Disaster was avoided when Mirabeau B. Lamar heroically saved the Texas commander
Lamar was promoted to commander of the Texas Cavalry
The Morning of April 21The Morning of April 21
Sam Houston sent Erastus “Deaf” Smith, a scout for the Texas Army, to destroy Vince’s Bridge
This trapped the two armies at San Jacinto
The Battle of San JacintoThe Battle of San Jacinto
At 3:00 on the afternoon of April 21, while Santa Anna’s troops are resting, Houston orders the attack
The Texas battle cry was “Remember the Alamo! Remember Goliad!”
The Battle of San JacintoThe Battle of San Jacinto
The Battle of San JacintoThe Battle of San Jacinto
The Outcome of the BattleThe Outcome of the Battle The battle lasted about 18 minutes 2 Texans were killed and 30 were wounded (7 later died of
their wounds) 630 Mexicans were killed and 730 were captured including
Santa Anna