Battle of Concepción
The Battle of Concepción was fought on October 28, 1835, between Mexican troops under Colonel Domingo Ugartechea and Texian insurgents led by James Bowie. The Texians took cover in a horseshoe-shaped gully, and their good defensive position, longer firing range, and better ammunition helped them to repel several Mexican attacks. The Mexican soldiers retreated just 30 minutes before the remainder of the Texian Army arrived. Historians estimate that between 14 and 76 Mexican soldiers were killed, while only one Texian soldier died. The battle was the first major engagement of the Texas Revolution.
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The Battle of Concepción was fought on October 28, 1835, between Mexican troops under Colonel Domingo Ugartechea and Texian insurgents led by James Bowie and James Fannin. The Texians took cover in a horseshoe-shaped gully, and their good defensive position, longer firing range, and better ammunition helped them to repel several Mexican attacks. The Mexican soldiers retreated just 30 minutes before the remainder of the Texian Army arrived. Historians estimate that between 14 and 76 Mexican soldiers were killed, while only one Texian soldier died. The battle was the first major engagement of the Texas Revolution. It took place on the grounds of Mission ConcePción, 2 miles south of what is now Downtown San Antonio in the U.S. state of Texas. It was won by the Texians, who were determined to put a decisive end to Mexican control over Texas. They were led by Colonel James Bowie, who was well known for his fighting prowess; stories of his exploits in the Sandbar Fight and his search for the lost San Saba mine had been widely reported. On October 22, Austin named Bowie a colonel and gave him joint command of the 1st Battalion with Captain James W.
Fann in. The next day, an angry Austin issued a statement threatening officers who chose not to follow orders with court-martial. The Texas Revolution began on October 13, 1834, and ended on October 30, 1836. The Battle of Bexar took place between October 27 and October 30, 1838. The first major battle of the revolution was the battle of Béxar, where General Martín Perfecto de Cos commanded the remaining Mexican soldiers in Texas. The second was the Battle of San Antonio, which took place from October 29 to October 31, 1837. It ended with the capture of San Antonio de Bexar and the establishment of the city of San Antuan De Antu Antigua by the Texian Army, led by Stephen F. Austin. It is the only major battle in the history of Texas to have been fought in a gully. It also marked the beginning of the end of the Spanish-American War, which ended in 1836 and the start of the American Civil War, when the Mexican army was driven out of the region.
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