Texas Revolution Trail
The war for independence in the order it happened, from the 1832 unrest at Anahuac to the victory at San Jacinto on April 21, 1836. The route runs through Gonzales, San Antonio, Washington-on-the-Brazos, and Goliad.
- Stops
- 14
- Counties
- 9
- Miles apart
- 1,132
Miles are straight-line distance between stops, in the order events happened. Driving distance is longer.
- 1
Events at Anahuac Leading to the Texas Revolution
Anahuac · Chambers County · erected 1965
In the spring of 1832, Wm. B. Travis, Patrick C. Jack and other American settlers in Texas were unjustly imprisoned by Col. Juan Bradburn, commander of the Mexican garrison at Anahuac.
- 2
San Felipe de Austin
San Felipe · Austin County · erected 1964
First Anglo-American capital of Texas.
- 3
First Shot of the Texas Revolution
Gonzales · Gonzales County · erected 1936
One and one-half miles from here the first shot of the Texas Revolution was fired from a small cannon by Texans under the command of Col. John H. Moore, October 2, 1835.
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The Grass Fight
San Antonio · Bexar County · erected 1982
Near this site on Nov. 26, 1835, occurred The Grass Fight, one of the least decisive but certainly most unusual battles of the Texas War for Independence.
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Vicinity of the Storming of Bexar
San Antonio · Bexar County · erected 1971
(December 5-9, 1835) First of four major engagements of the War for Texas Independence, this sanguinary battle ended a siege of six weeks.
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Battle of San Patricio
San Patricio · San Patricio County · erected 1993
The battle of San Patricio was fought in the streets of Old San Patricio at 3:00 A.M. on February 27, 1836.
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The Immortal 32
Gonzales · Gonzales County · erected 1936
In Memory of the Immortal 32 Gonzales men and boys who, on March 1, 1836 fought their way into the beleaguered Alamo to die with Colonel William B. Travis for the Liberty of Texas.
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Washington-on-the-Brazos
Washington-on-the-Brazos · Washington County · erected 1969
This village -- site of the signing of the Texas Declaration of Independence and first capital of the Republic of Texas -- began in 1822 as a ferry crossing.
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Battle of Agua Dulce
Agua Dulce · Nueces County · erected 1976
During the Texas Revolution, Dr. James Grant (1793-1836), a Scottish-born physician, and Francis W. Johnson (1799-1884) recruited an army of volunteers to invade Mexico and capture the town of Matamoros.
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Alamo Cenotaph
San Antonio · Bexar County · erected 1936
In memory of the heroes who sacrificed their lives at the Alamo, March 6, 1836, in the defense of Texas.
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Battle of Coleto and Goliad Massacre
Fannin · Goliad County · erected 1974
After the fall of the Alamo, March 6, 1836, Colonel James Walker Fannin, with about 400 soldiers, mostly volunteers from the United States in the Texas War for Independence, was ordered by Texas General Sam Houston to retreat from Goliad…
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Presidio de Nuestra Senora de Loreto de la Bahia
Goliad · Goliad County · erected 1969
(Fort of Our Lady of Loreto of the Bay) One of the most historic Spanish forts in Texas.
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Grave of Colonel J. W. Fannin and His Men
Goliad · Goliad County · erected 1964
After battle of Coleto (March 19 - 20, 1836), where a Texas Army under Col. James Walker Fannin met defeat by Mexicans in superior numbers, the Texas soldiers were held in Presidio La Bahia, supposedly as war prisoners.
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Battle of San Jacinto
Houston · Harris County · erected 1964
At mid-afternoon April 21, 1836, two miles to the north, General Sam Houston with about 1,000 Texans in 18 minutes annihilated the 1,400-man army of Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna, President of Mexico.
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