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- A newly created Texian army under the command of Sam Houston was constantly on the move, while terrified civilians fled with the army, in a melee known as the Runaway Scrape. On March 31, Houston paused his men at Groce's Landing on the Brazos River, and for the next two weeks, the Texians received rigorous military training.
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The Texian Army, also known as the Revolutionary Army and Army of the People, was the land warfare branch of the Texian armed forces during the Texas Revolution. It spontaneously formed from the Texian Militia in October 1835 following the Battle of Gonzales.
However, as residents returned to their homes following Cos's surrender, the Texian army composition changed dramatically. Of the volunteers serving from January through March 1836, 78 percent had arrived from the United States after October 2, 1835.
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Sep 20, 2024 · In September of that year, he began to reassert central control over Texas—partly out of his belief that the United States had designs on acquiring it—by dispatching Gen. Martín Perfecto de Cos to San Antonio with 300 to 500 troops.
After two months of trying to repel the Texian forces, Cos raised a white flag on December 9 and signed surrender terms two days later. [14] The surrender of Cos effectively removed the occupying Mexican army from Texas.
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Feb 7, 2023 · After Austin was selected to lead the army, he marched to San Antonio to confront Cos and his army. By October 12, Cos had prepared defenses at San Antonio and was waiting for the Texians to approach.
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After retreating from Goliad, Texian Colonel James Walker Fannin and his men maintain their position while surrounded near Coleto Creek; short on water, food, and ammunition, they surrender to General José de Urrea the next day.
Mexican troops who threw down their arms and begged for surrender received the same degree of mercy that the Texans’ had received earlier—none. By this time, Cos’s reinforcements had been routed on the Mexican right, the survivors crowding the Mexican center and adding to the confusion.
