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The Battle of San Jacinto

By Tim Zinnecker

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Sanjacinto. On this day in history -- 1836 -- Sam Houston led his Texan revolutionaries to a resounding victory over Mexico's General Santa Anna in the Battle of San Jacinto (not too far from downtown Houston).  Santa Anna's army outnumbered Houston's forces, 1200 to 900.  But in less time than last night's episode of Glee (I'll assume we have some Gleeks in the house!), the Texans had control of the opposing camps.  Santa Anna lost more than 600 men, Sam Houston less than a dozen.

And what did this battle mean for Mexico and the United States?

For Mexico, the defeat was the beginning of a downhill martial and political spiral that would result into the loss of nearly a million square miles in territory.  For the Texans, their victory led to annexation into the United States and the United States' war with Mexico.  In the end, the United States would gain not only Texas but also New Mexico, Nevada, Arizona, California, Utah and parts of Oklahoma, Kansas, Colorado and Wyoming.

As a result of the Battle of San Jacinto, almost a third of what is now the United States of America changed ownership.

Read more here (which also is the source link for the quoted passage and other details above).

Pictured:  the San Jacinto Monument, constructed in the 1930s to commemorate the Battle (and standing taller than the Washington Monument).  Additional reading here.

Full post as published by The Faculty Lounge on April 21, 2010 (boomark / email).

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