April 21, 1836
General Sam Houston and 800 Texas militia defeated General Santa Anna and the entire Mexican Army to avenge the massacres of The Alamo and Goliad thus winning the independence of the Republic of Texas.
The Battle turned out to be one of the most consequential events in World History as it eventually enabled the US to expand West to the Pacific.
650 Mexicans were killed, 208 wounded, 300 captured, and as many as 1000 escaped scattering in all directions and unable to regroup. Only 11 Texans were killed.
The Battle lasted only 18 minutes!
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"Filet that fish? Hell naw! I'll scale him, gut him, fry him up in grease, take him by the head and tail, and play him like a French Harp!" - Uncle Paul sometime in the 60s.
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