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Capture of Santa Anna
- When
- April 22, 1836 (day after the April 21 battle)
- Where
- San Jacinto Battleground, Texas
Texan forces under Sam Houston captured Mexican General Santa Anna the day after his army was routed at the Battle of San Jacinto on April 21, 1836.
The battle occurred in present-day La Porte and Deer Park, Texas. Houston wrote a detailed first-hand account from the headquarters of the Texian Army in San Jacinto on April 25, 1836. The day after the battle, a small Texan force led by James Austin Sylvester captured Santa Anna near a marsh; the general had hastily dressed himself in a dead Mexican dragoon's uniform but was quickly recognized.
Sources
- Battle of San Jacinto Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-05
- Antonio López de Santa Anna Wikipedia
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