USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Led by General Samuel Houston, the Texan Army engaged and defeated General Antonio López de Santa Anna ’s Mexican army in a fight that lasted just 18 minutes. A detailed, first-hand account of the battle was written by General Houston from the headquarters of the Texan Army in San Jacinto on April 25, 1836.

Detailed explanation-2: -On April 21, 1836, the Texan Army under Sam Houston attacked Santa Anna’s army on the banks of the San Jacinto River with cries of “Remember the Alamo! Remember Goliad! God and Texas!” The battle lasted only 18 minutes and was a resounding victory for the Texans.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Treaties of Velasco were two documents, one private and the other public, signed in Fort Velasco on May 14, 1836 between General Antonio López de Santa Anna and the Republic of Texas in the aftermath of the Battle of San Jacinto on April 21, 1836.

Detailed explanation-4: -A force of about 150 men and some 20 cannons awaited the Mexican advance, with the troops of the regular Texas army commanded by Col. William B. Travis while Col. James Bowie commanded the biggest contingent of the defenders, the militia.