1. Texian Time Machine
• It will be cold
tomorrow.
• You MUST be in
uniform and wear
warm clothes.
• We will be in the
morning session.
• I expect excellent
behavior.

2. Remember
Goliad

3. Battles in South Texas
Battle of San Patricio
February 27, 1836
• Mexican General Urrea
defeats small group of
Texans under the command
of Colonel Francis Johnson
Battle of Refugio
February 28, 1836
• Mexican General Urrea
defeats a force of 100
Texans under the command
of Colonel William Ward and
Captain Amon King
General Urra – Mexican

4. Battles of South Texas
Battle of Coleto Creek
March 19, 1836
• General Urrea
surrounds Colonel as
he attempts to retreat
from Goliad
• After one day of
fighting Fannin and his
300 men surrender
Colonial James W Fannin

5. Santa Anna Continues
• Santa Anna’s army continued to
defeat the Texan rebels. Prisoners
were held in the presidio at Goliad.

6. The Goliad Massacre
March 27, 1836
• Fannin and his men are marched out of Goliad
and executed on Palm Sunday

7. The Runaway Scrape

8. The Runaway Scrape
• In what would be called the
Runaway Scrape, thousands of
Texans, including many Tejanos, fled
Santa Anna’s advancing army.
• Word of Houston’s retreat and the
news of the Goliad Massacre started
a panic.