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The siege of Peronne was a battle during the Franco-Prussian War, [12] from December 26, 1870 [2] until January 9, 1871, in Péronne, Somme of France. [13] The German siege force, under the command of Lieutenant Generals August von Goeben and Albert von Barnekow, [10] [6] forced the French army at Péronne- which could not be rescued [3] and had to surrender after more than a week under the ...
A map of Mexico, 1835–46, showing administrative divisions. The Runaway Scrape events took place mainly between September 1835 and April 1836 and were the evacuations by Texas residents fleeing the Mexican Army of Operations during the Texas Revolution, from the Battle of the Alamo through the decisive Battle of San Jacinto.
The Johnson-Grant venture, the first battle of the Texas Revolution in which the Mexican Army was the victor. From the Johnson forces, 20 Texans killed, 32 captured and 1 Mexican loss, 4 wounded. Johnson and 4 others escaped after capture and proceeded to Goliad. Johnson would survive the Texas Revolution. M Battle of Agua Dulce: Agua Dulce ...
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Texas Declares Independence. Austin and Tanner map of Texas in 1836 Detail of the Republic of Texas from the Lizars map of Mexico and Guatemala, circa 1836. March 2 – The Texas Declaration of Independence is signed by 58 delegates at an assembly at Washington-on-the-Brazos and the Republic of Texas is declared. [1]
The Republic of Texas (Spanish: República de Tejas), or simply Texas, was a country in North America. [3] It existed for close to 10 years, from March 2, 1836, to February 19, 1846. Texas shared borders with Mexico, the Republic of the Rio Grande, and the United States. The Republic had engaged in some complex relations with various countries.
Battle Date Engagement remarks Result; Battle of Santa Clara: January 2 Fought in 2 1/2 miles west of Mission Santa Clara de Asís, California. (A) Battle of Rio San Gabriel: January 8 Part of a series of battles for control of Los Angeles. (A) Battle of La Mesa: January 9 Last conflict before U.S. forces enters Los Angeles. (A) Battle of ...
The French colonization of Texas started when Robert Cavelier de La Salle intended to found the colony at the mouth of the Mississippi River, but inaccurate maps and navigational errors caused his ships to anchor instead 400 miles (640 km) to the west, off the coast of Texas. The colony survived until 1688.