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Fearing that strong measures were needed to quell the unrest, Santa Anna ordered General Martín Perfecto de Cos to lead a large force into Texas. [3] When Cos arrived in San Antonio on October 9 [10] there were 647 soldiers ready for duty. When Goliad fell to the Texians, Cos lost his line of communication to the coast.
Gen. Martín Perfecto de Cos, commander of the Álamo garrison. On October 2, 1835, Texas colonists [2] attacked a Mexican force at the Battle of Gonzales, formally launching the Texas Revolution. [3] After the battle ended, disgruntled colonists continued to assemble in Gonzales, eager to put a decisive end to Mexican control over the area.
Martín Perfecto de Cos (1800–1 October 1854) was a Mexican Army general and politician during the mid-19th century. Born in Veracruz , the son of an attorney, he became an army cadet at the age of 20, a Lieutenant in 1821, and a Brigadier General in 1833.
The newly organized Texian Army, determined to put a decisive end to Mexican control over Texas, began marching towards San Antonio de Bexar on October 13, 1835. [2] Days earlier, General Martín Perfecto de Cos, brother-in-law of the Mexican president, had arrived in Bexar to take command of all the Mexican forces in Texas. [3]
Before fighting had officially erupted, Santa Anna had realized that stronger measures were needed to ensure calm in Texas. He ordered his brother-in-law, General Martín Perfecto de Cos to bring approximately 500 soldiers to Texas. [9] Cos and his men arrived in Goliad on October 2. Three days later, after learning of the events at Gonzales ...
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The battle took place near the town. On October 6, members of the Texian militia in Matagorda convened at the home of Sylvanus Hatch. As their first order of business they elected George Collinsworth as their captain; Dr. William Carleton was then named first lieutenant and D.C. Collinsworth became the unit's second lieutenant.
Dick Van Dyke and Chris Martin shared a sweet moment on the latest episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live.. The Coldplay frontman and the Mary Poppins star—who turns 99 on Friday, Dec. 13—made a joint ...