Chapter 11Independence Won

Take Notes in your Composition Book

Before San Jacinto:

• Santa Anna splits forces– Burns towns– Goes after Texas Government

• Sam Houston retreats east– Trains at Burnham’s Crossing waiting to cross Colorado

River– Forces grew to over 1400– Learned of Fannin’s army’s fate– Retreated to Brazos– Trained at Groce’s Plantation for 2 weeks

Runaway Scrape

• Settlers between Colorado and Brazos Rivers panic.

• Headed to Sabine River carrying all they had.• Heavy rains, mud, lack of food, sickness.• Some didn’t survive.

Sam Houston criticized

• President Burnet demanded he fight!• Santa Anna learned Texas Government was in

Harrisburg.• Government left, moved on to Galveston• Santa Anna burned Harrisburg.• Sam Houston’s army arrived.

Battle map of San Jacinto

Results:

• Texans lost fewer than 10 men• Mexicans lost 630 and took 730 prisoner

including Santa Anna found hiding • Mexican High Commander captured and forced

to surrender all Mexican forces in Texas.• Texas Navy brought supplies to Texas army and

kept Mexicans remaining in Texas from getting supplies, forcing them to leave.

Treaties of Velasco

• Santa Anna signed at Velasco• One was Public, One Private• Public-

– Mexicans would not fight Texas again– Their troops ordered out of Texas– Prisoners exchanged– Mexicans to return property taken to Texans

• Privately-– Santa Anna agreed to work for Mexican recognition of Texas

independence and to set boundary at Rio Grande.– Santa Anna then released back to Mexico.