Happy Texas Independence Day!

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Texas declares independence on March 2nd, 1836 and forms the Texas Republic.

Texas remained an independent country until December 29th 1845 when it was admitted to the Union as the 28th state of the United States.

So, who has played a game involving any of the battles of the Texas Revolution?

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Damn … I thought this was about Texit.

Maybe they should reconsider ? 😉

Anyways …
Is this when ‘Remember the Alamo’ happens ?

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@limburger it’s involved but technically that phrase wasn’t uttered until later in the year.

Texas declared independence while the battle of the Alamo was ongoing.

October 2nd 1835 – Battle of Gonzalez.  Texans seize a cannon and Mexican troops try to take it back.  This flag, and many versions similar to it, commemorates the event.

October 12th to December 11th 1835 – Siege of Bexar (modern day San Antonio, where the Alamo is located) – a Texan victory that forces the Mexican army to withdraw past the Rio Grande effectively leaving Texas independent

March 2nd 1836 – Texas declares independence

February 23rd to March 6th 1836 – Battle of the Alamo

April 21st 1836 – Battle of San Jacinto, final and decisive battle of the Texas Revolution.

And for clarity, Texians are Anglo settlers (mostly Americans), fighting against the Mexican army.

Tejanos are Hispanic settlers, mostly born in the Texas region with some tracing their lineage to the 16th century. Exact numbers are hard to come by but some are that about one third of the Texas army were Tejanos.

Texan is the modern term for residents of Texas.

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Belated Texmas Wishes! 🙂

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@blipvertus thanks for the info

Always nice to read something about other histories around the world.

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Personally I view the Texian Revolution as starting 1st September 1835 when a Texian Privateer seized a Mexican Gold Ship.

Although I appreciate there had been armed conflicts happening sporadicly from 1832 both on land and sea.

 

I’m hoping the Lone Star Navy and Texian Privateers get a Black Seas sourcebook when Warlord cover the Tex-Mex war. As Sam Houston didn’t much care for the Navy there blockading efforts and protecting Naval supply lines has been largely forgotten.

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