Battle of San Jacinto: Texan forces under Houston defeat Santa Anna's army
- When
- 1836
- Where
- La Porte and Deer Park, Texas
- Episodes
- 1
The Battle of San Jacinto occurred on April 21, 1836, in present-day La Porte and Deer Park, Texas. General Sam Houston led the Texian Army to a decisive victory over General Antonio López de Santa Anna's Mexican forces. The engagement lasted only 18 minutes, marking the final and decisive battle of the Texas Revolution.
Episodes
Background and detail
The Engagement. Santa Anna caught up to Houston in mid-April 1836. Despite Houston's difficulty maintaining strict control, the Texian Army completely routed Santa Anna's much larger army. The fight lasted just 18 minutes. General Houston wrote a detailed, first-hand account of the battle from his headquarters in San Jacinto on April 25, 1836.
Immediate Aftermath. Victory at San Jacinto made Houston a hero to many Texans. He subsequently won the 1836 Texas presidential election, defeating Stephen F. Austin. The battle is recognized as the final and decisive engagement of the Texas Revolution, occurring in present-day La Porte and Deer Park, Texas.
People involved
- Sam Houston · Commander-in-Chief of the Texas Army
- Antonio López de Santa Anna · General of the Mexican Army
Sources
- Battle of San Jacinto Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-05
- Sam Houston Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-03
- Antonio López de Santa Anna Wikipedia
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