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The Texas Revolution and the U.S.–Mexican War A Concise History. Jefferson, NC: McFarland. ISBN 978-0-7864-7940-5. Campbell, Randolph B. (1991). An Empire for Slavery: The Peculiar Institution in Texas, 1821–1865. Louisiana State University Press. p. 256. ISBN 978-0807117231; Carrigan, William Dean (1999).
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 ...
Location Date(s) Engagement remarks Victor Battle of Gonzales: Gonzales: October 2, 1835 This battle resulted in the first casualties of the Texas Revolution. Two Mexican soldiers killed. T Battle of Goliad: Goliad: October 10, 1835 Texans captured Presidio La Bahia, blocking the Mexican Army in Texas from accessing the primary Texas port of ...
McCulloch was the only Texian soldier to be wounded, and he later claimed to be the "first whose blood was shed in the Texas War for Independence". [19] This distinction earned him a permanent home; a later law prohibited any freed slave from residing in the Republic of Texas , but in 1840 the Texas legislature specifically excluded McCulloch ...
Eighteen Minutes: The Battle of San Jacinto and the Texas Independence Campaign. Plano, TX: Republic of Texas Press. ISBN 1-58907-009-7. Poyo, Gerald Eugene (1996). Tejano Journey, 1770–1850. Austin, TX: University of Texas Press. ISBN 978-0-29276-570-2. Reid, Stuart (2007). The Secret War for Texas. Elma Dill Russell Spencer Series in the ...
Anahuac was located on the east side of the Trinity River near the north shore of Galveston Bay, which placed it astride the trade route between Texas and Louisiana and from there to the rest of the United States. In new attempts to curtail smuggling and enforce customs tariffs from the coastal settlements, Mexico placed a garrison there after ...
Tourism also became important to the Louisiana economy, with Mardi Gras becoming a known major celebration held annually since 1838. [3] In 2005, Hurricane Katrina struck Louisiana and surrounding areas in the Gulf of Mexico, resulting in major damages. A $15 billion new levee system built in New Orleans would take place from 2006 to 2011.
Fort Jesup was built in 1822–32, to help protect the western border between American and Spanish territories. Under the command of future U.S. President Zachary Taylor, soldiers at the fort monitored Texas as it passed from Spanish and Mexican control, until the Mexican–American War in 1846. [10] 10: Fort St. Philip: Fort St. Philip