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The San Jacinto Monument is a memorial to the men who died during the Texas Revolution. Although no new fighting techniques were introduced during the Texas Revolution, [317] casualty figures were quite unusual for the time. Generally, in 19th-century warfare, the number of wounded outnumbered those killed by a factor of two or three.
This group is named for an actual militia group during the Texas Revolution. The reenactment group consists of four members and has appeared on the History Channel . A documentary entitled The Re-Enactors of San Jacinto , directed by Emmy-winner Allen Morris, was released in 2010 and shown on HoustonPBS.
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He was the son of Jose Flores De Abrego and Maria Rodriquez. [1] [2] They were a prominent family of Béxar, rich in the ranching history of Texas. [3]Four Jose Flores De Abrego sons, [1] Captain Salvador Flores [4] Captain Manuel N. Flores, [5] Lieutenant Nepomuceno Flores, [6] and Private Jose Maria Flores [7] participated in the Texas Revolution, serving at Béxar [8] [Note 1] and San ...
This is a timeline of the Texas Revolution, spanning the time from the earliest independence movements of the area of Texas, over the declaration of independence from Spain, up to the secession of the Republic of Texas from Mexico. The first shot of the Texas Revolution was fired at the Battle of Gonzales on October 2, 1835. This marked the ...
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Samuel McCulloch Jr. (October 11, 1810 – November 2, 1893) was a free African-American soldier who became known as the first Texian casualty of the Texas Revolution, being wounded in action in the Battle of Goliad on October 10, 1835.
Francis White Johnson (October 3, 1799 – April 8, 1884) was a leader of the Texian Army from December 1835 through February 1836, during the Texas Revolution. Johnson arrived in Texas in 1826 and worked as a surveyor for several empresarios, including Stephen F. Austin. One of his first activities was to plot the new town of Harrisburg.