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zontal stripes of equal width, the upper one white, the middle one blue, with a five-pointed white star in the centre, and the lower one red......Jan. 25, 1839 Congress passes first educational act, appropriating certain lands for a general system of education......Jan. 26, 1839 Congress meets at Austin......November, 1839 France acknowledges the independence of Texas......1839 England, Holland, and Belgium acknowledge the independence of Texas......1840 Expedition under Gen. Hugh McLeod leaves Austin, June 18, 1841, for Santa Fe. When near San Miguel, his force is met by Mexican troops under Damacio Salazar, captured, and marched under guard to the city of Mexico......Oct. 17, 1841 Twelve hundred Mexicans under Gen. Adrian Woll capture San Antonio, Sept. 11, 1842, but are forced to retreat by Mexican troops......Sept. 18, 1842 Texan congress meets at Washington......November, 1842 Battle at Mier on the Alcantra; Texans, under Colonel Fisher, surrender to Gener