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James Walker Fannin Jr. (January 1, 1804– March 27, 1836) was an American military officer, planter, and slave trader who served in the Texian Army during the Texas Revolution. After being outnumbered and surrendering to the Mexican Army at the Battle of Coleto Creek , Fannin and his fellow prisoners of war were massacred soon afterward at ...
Meanwhile, General Sam Houston had persuaded all but 70 to 100 men and their leaders, Frank W. Johnson and James Grant, to give up on the expedition and to defend locations in Texas, principally Goliad. [2] On February 12, Fannin took most of the men to defend Presidio La Bahía at Goliad, which he renamed "Fort Defiance". [3]
James Fannin’s death would be a rallying cry across Texas, but his early life was one far from the concerns of the Texas frontier and the politics of Mexico.
Co-commander of the garrison after the departure of James. C. Neill; became bedridden the day after the siege began. Namesake of Bowie County. [47] J. B. Bowman — — — fatality Possibly a.k.a. James H. Bowman [48] Robert Brown: PVT c. 1818 — survivor Left after February 25, later served as a baggage guard at the Battle of San Jacinto [49 ...
After his defeat and death, his loss became a rallying cry for troops. Texas streets and schools have since been named for him, including in Amarillo. Part 2: For James Fannin, Texas independence ...
A portrait of James W. Fannin. In Goliad, Colonel James Fannin commanded the Texan force of nearly 500 trained soldiers and militia. [8] Fannin had chosen to keep his troops at Goliad mainly because it had a fort, from which he believed it would be easier to fight than out in the open.
This left two branches of the Texian Army: Fannin's 400 men at Goliad [43] and Neill's 400 men at Gonzales, [44] who soon reported to Houston. On hearing the news of the massacre at the Alamo, Houston ordered his army to retreat and burned the town of Gonzales as they left. He ordered Fannin to bring his men and join the rest of the army. [45]
Colonel James Fannin was the commander of the Texan troops at Fort Defiance in late 1835 and early 1836. During the siege of the Alamo in February 1836 he attempted a march of 100 miles to relieve the Texan forces at the Alamo but due to poor preparation for the journey and word that general Urrea's Mexican forces were approaching Goliad, he turned back.