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Colonel William Preston Johnston, The Life of General Albert Sidney Johnston : His Service in the Armies of the United States, the Republic of Texas, and the Confederate States., Chapter 5: the Texan Revolution. (search)
While the main force of Santa Anna marched on San Antonio, a column under General Urrea swept up the coast-lands, laying waste the country, and surprising and destroying several detachments of volunteers. Urrea slaughtered his prisoners, and omitted no circumstance of outrage and cruelty. Santa Anna entered San Antonio wioliad, it was too late. He was overtaken and surrounded on the open prairie by Urrea's army, 1,700 strong. Three charges of the Mexicans were repulsed, with heavy mishers of the enemy killed and wounded 54 of the Texans. Daylight showed that Urrea had-been largely reinforced with artillery and infantry. After some negotiatiomen each, directing Gaona to move by Baqtrop across the country to Nacogdoches, Urrea to march by Hatagorda along the coast, and Sesma to precede the main body in thto a convention, by which Filisola and Gaona were to retire to San Antonio, and Urrea to Victoria. According to Filisola, such was the condition of his army, from t
Horace Greeley, The American Conflict: A History of the Great Rebellion in the United States of America, 1860-65: its Causes, Incidents, and Results: Intended to exhibit especially its moral and political phases with the drift and progress of American opinion respecting human slavery from 1776 to the close of the War for the Union. Volume I., Xii. Texas and her Annexation. (search)
o dispute the force, 5,000 strong, with which Santa Anna had already crossed the Rio Grande and advanced to the frontier fort, known as the Alamo, held by Col. Travis, with 185 men, who were captured and all put to death. Houston, of course, retreated, hoping to be joined by Col. Fannin, who held Goliad with 500 men, and several pieces of artillery, whereas Houston had not one. But Fannin, while on his way to join Houston, was intercepted and surrounded by a strong Mexican detachment under Urrea, by whom, after two days fighting, he was captured (March 20), and all his survivors, 357 men, treacherously shot in cold blood. Houston, of course, continued his retreat, pursued by Santa Anna, but having too little to carry to be easily overtaken. He received some slight reinforcements on his march, and at the San Jacinto, April 10, met two guns (six-pounders), sent him from Cincinnati — his first. Santa Anna, still eagerly pressing on, had burned Harrisburg, the Texan capital, and cros
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 9. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Origin of the banner of the Lone Star, and the Coat of arms of Texas. (search)
nd fifty men, and was stationed at Fort Goliad. After the massacre of the heroic Americans at Alamo, which was the Thermopylae of Texas, Santa Anna dispatched General Urrea, with a large force, towards the Mission of Refugio. Colonel Fannin, hearing of the advance of the Mexicans upon that unprotected point, sent Captain King, wissful skirmish with some Mexican cavalry, was surrounded by a large force and compelled to surrender. Six hours after, he and his men were shot, by the command of Urrea. No tidings having arrived from King, Fannin dispatched a larger detachment, consisting of Colonel Ward's original battalion, towards Refugio. This battalion, un he resisted all the charges of the enemy until night. The loss of the Mexicans was six hundred, and that of the Texans sixty-seven. On the following morning General Urrea received a reinforcement of five hundred fresh troops with a supply of artillery. A surrender became unavoidable, a white flag was hoisted by the Texans, and
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Fannin, James W. 1800- (search)
Fannin, James W. 1800- Military officer; born in North Carolina in 1800; took part in the struggle between Texas and Mexico, serving as captain; associated with Captain Bowie; at the head of ninety men he defeated a much greater force of Mexicans at San Antonio. On March 19, 1836, he was attacked by a Mexican force under General Urrea. He succeeded in driving off the Mexicans, but they returned the next day with a reinforcement of 500 men, together with artillery. Resistance being practically useless, they surrendered upon condition that they be treated as prisoners of war. After being disarmed they were sent to Goliad, Tex., where by order of General Santa Ana all American prisoners, 357 in number, were marched out in squads under various pretexts, and were fired upon by the Mexicans. All of the prisoners were killed with the exception of twenty-seven, who escaped, and four physicians, whose professional services were required by Santa Ana.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Texas, (search)
and David Crockett, are overpowered and massacred......March 6, 1836 Mexicans defeated in the first fight at the Mission del Refugio by Texans under Captain King......March 9, 1836 Second fight of the Mission del Refugio; Colonel Ward attacks and drives back the Mexicans......March 10, 1836 Constitution adopted for the Republic of Texas by a convention which met at Washington, March 1......March 17, 1836 Col. J. W. Fannin and 415 men, captured at Coleto by the Mexicans under General Urrea, are taken to Goliad, and 330 shot by Santa Ana......Sunday, March 27, 1836 Colonel Ward retreats from Refugio, March 11; he surrenders his forces at Victoria, March 24, and is massacred......March 28, 1836 San Felipe de Austin burned by the Texans......March 31, 1836 New Washington burned by the Mexicans......April 20, 1836 Battle of San Jacinto; 750 Texans under General Houston defeat 1,600 Mexicans under Santa Ana, and capture him......April 21, 1836 Mexicans retreat be
George Meade, The Life and Letters of George Gordon Meade, Major-General United States Army (ed. George Gordon Meade), chapter 2 (search)
ake possession of the towns of Caideretta, Linares and others, examine the passes through the mountains, of which there are said to be several, though only mulepaths, and ascertain in person the truth of a report recently brought to us, that General Urrea is at Victoria with a considerable force, constituting an army of observation. The abandonment of Tampico is a sign of weakness on the part of the enemy, though it is good policy, if Santa Anna was doubtful of his power to hold it. His posd be seven Topographical Engineers, among whom I would have ranked fourth, making a great difference in my position. Then, again, we are not without hopes of active service here, for it is said there are five thousand Mexicans at Tula, under General Urrea, he having concentrated his army of observation there; and when he finds there are only three thousand volunteers at Victoria, he may try his luck with us, which I sincerely trust he will, for we shall give him a sound thrashing if he makes t
George Meade, The Life and Letters of George Gordon Meade, Major-General United States Army (ed. George Gordon Meade), Index. (search)
Tremaine, H. E., II, 327, 333. Trimble, I. R., II, 129. Trudeau, I, 90, 96, 106. Tucker, Mr., I, 302. Tuckers, II, 278. Turnbull, I, 380. Turnbull, Mrs., I, 313. Turnbull, Charles, I, 233, 235; II, 270. Turnbull, C. N., I, 212. Turnbull, J. G., II, 83. Turnbull, Wm., I, 177, 194. Turner, Thomas, I, 191. Twiggs, David E., I, 173, 174, 178, 191, 200-202. Twiggs, D. N., I, 51, 87, 100. Tyler, John, I, 17. Tyler, Robert O., II, 8, 60, 64. U Urrea, Gen., I, 160, 171. Usher, Mr., II, 165. V Van Allen, Gen., I, 356. Van Horne, Lieut., I, 14. Van Rensselaer, Henry, I, 254, 267. Vaughn, Sir, Chas., II, 233. Vera Cruz, battle of, 1847, I, 191-193, 196. Vincent, Strong, II, 81, 83, 84, 331, 334, 339. Vinton, J. R., I, 192. Virginia Campaign of 1864, II, 194-204, 251. Volunteers: Civil War, I, 231, 237, 238, 317. Mexican War, I, 89, 94, 108, 109, 115, 116, 120, 121, 147, 161-165. Von Gilsa, L., II, 49, 51.