The Battle for Texas

On February 23rd, siege of the Alamo began. On March 1st, thirty-two men from Gonzales area entered the Alamo, joining nine men from the area who were already in the Alamo. On March 2, Texas Declaration of independence. The battle continued until March 6th, when the Alamo fell; all were killed. March 11, General Sam Houston arrived in Gonzales to take command of the Army of the Republic of Texas, fewer than 400 men. Susannah Dickinson arrived in Gonzales with news of the fall of the Alamo. On March 12th-13th, the Runaway Scrape began in Gonzales and Sam Houston ordered the town burned. On March 27, the Goliad massacre happened. On April 21, victory at San Jacinto ensured that Texas was now a free republic.