# Canonical recap data for Texas Revolution & Battle of the Alamo (1836)
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title: Texas Revolution & Battle of the Alamo
aliases:
- Texian Revolution
- Texas War of Independence
- The Alamo
- Battle of San Jacinto
subtitle: Texas Revolution & Battle of the Alamo
recapType: global_event
eventStatus: concluded
startDate: 1836-01-01
datePrecision: year
year: 1836
decade: 1830
country:
name: Mexico
slug: mexico
summaryShort: The Texas Revolution were an American professional indoor football team and a founding member of Champions Indoor Football (CIF). The Revolution were based in Allen and Frisco, Texas, within the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex.
summaryLong: The Texas Revolution were an American professional indoor football team and a founding member of Champions Indoor Football (CIF). The Revolution were based in Allen and Frisco, Texas, within the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex.
lede: In 1836, American settlers in Mexican Texas launched a revolution to break away from Mexico, culminating in a siege at the Alamo in San Antonio where roughly 200 Texian defenders were killed by Mexican forces under General Antonio López de Santa Anna. The conflict lasted months and ultimately resulted in Texas gaining independence, setting the stage for its later annexation by the United States.
heroImageUrl: "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e8/Campaigns_of_the_Texas_Revolution.jpg/1280px-Campaigns_of_the_Texas_Revolution.jpg"
heroImageCredit: Wikipedia · "Texas Revolution"
importance: 50
sourceConfidence: 75
keyFacts:
- label: Alamo garrison
  value: Approximately 200 Texian defenders
- label: Siege duration
  value: 13 days (February 23 – March 6, 1836)
- label: Mexican commander
  value: General Antonio López de Santa Anna
- label: Alamo deaths
  value: All ~200 defenders killed; Mexican casualties estimated 400-600
- label: Battle of San Jacinto
  value: April 21, 1836; decisive Texian victory under Sam Houston
- label: Texas independence declared
  value: March 2, 1836 (during the Alamo siege)
- label: Republic of Texas duration
  value: 9 years (1836-1845) before U.S. annexation
- label: Mexican troops at San Jacinto
  value: Approximately 1,400; Texian forces approximately 900
timeline:
- date: 1835-10-02
  title: Battle of Gonzales
  description: First military engagement of the Texas Revolution; Texian militia defeats Mexican cavalry near Gonzales, Texas.
- date: 1836-02-23
  title: Siege of the Alamo begins
  description: General Santa Anna arrives at San Antonio with approximately 2,400 troops and begins 13-day siege of 200 Texian defenders in the Alamo mission.
- date: 1836-03-02
  title: Texas Declaration of Independence
  description: Texas formally declares independence from Mexico at Washington-on-Brazos; occurs during the ongoing Alamo siege.
- date: 1836-03-06
  title: Fall of the Alamo
  description: Mexican forces breach the Alamo; all defenders killed. Crockett, Bowie, and Travis among those who die in the final assault.
- date: 1836-03-27
  title: Massacre at Goliad
  description: Mexican forces execute approximately 400 captured Texian troops under Colonel James Fannin after the Battle of Coleto Creek.
- date: 1836-04-21
  title: Battle of San Jacinto
  description: Sam Houston leads 900 Texians to decisive victory over Santa Anna's 1,400-strong army near present-day Houston; Santa Anna captured the following day.
- date: 1836-05-14
  title: Treaty of Velasco signed
  description: Santa Anna signs treaties recognizing Texas independence and establishing the Rio Grande as the border between Texas and Mexico.
- date: 1836-09-05
  title: First Texas election
  description: Sam Houston elected president of the Republic of Texas with overwhelming majority.
sources:
- url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_Revolution_(indoor_football)"
  title: Texas Revolution (indoor football)
  provider: Wikipedia
related: []
impactStatement: The Texas Revolution redrew the map of North America. By defeating Mexico's central government and establishing the Republic of Texas, American settlers gained a foothold that would expand U.S. territory to the Pacific within a decade and directly precipitate the Mexican-American War.
categories:
- war
- revolution
taxonomy:
domain: military
eventTypes:
- war
- civil_war
- invasion
- insurgency
canonicalClasses:
- conflict
- transformation
- mobilization
impactRadius: regional
velocity: cascading
predictability: emergent
intentionality: coordinated
domainCoupling: multi_domain
lifecycleClass: conflict
metaDescription: "The 1836 Texas Revolution and Battle of the Alamo: how American settlers won independence from Mexico."
wikidataQid: Q3542576
gallery:
- url: "https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth3619/small/"
  thumbnailUrl: "https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth3619/small/"
  caption: Monument in front of the Alamo, side view with sculptures of Defenders
  credit: UNT Libraries
  width: 0
  height: 0
- url: "https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth3620/small/"
  thumbnailUrl: "https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth3620/small/"
  caption: Detail of a monument in front of the Alamo
  credit: UNT Libraries
  width: 0
  height: 0
- url: "https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1614794/small/"
  thumbnailUrl: "https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1614794/small/"
  caption: "[The Alamo Cenotaph Monument]"
  credit: UNT Libraries Special Collections
  width: 0
  height: 0
- url: "https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc851656/small/"
  thumbnailUrl: "https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc851656/small/"
  caption: "[The Alamo Cenotaph]"
  credit: UNT Libraries Special Collections
  width: 0
  height: 0
comparisonThenNow:
- metric: Estimated population of Texas territory
  thenValue: ~30,000 settlers
  thenYear: 1836
  nowValue: ~30 million
  nowYear: 2024
  note: Roughly 1,000-fold increase; 1836 figure includes Anglo-American settlers and enslaved people, excluding indigenous populations
- metric: Alamo garrison size at final assault
  thenValue: ~200 defenders
  thenYear: 1836
  nowValue: Museum with 1.5+ million annual visitors
  nowYear: 2024
  note: The mission now operates as a State Historic Site, one of Texas's most visited attractions
- metric: Political status of Texas
  thenValue: Breakaway Mexican province
  thenYear: 1836
  nowValue: U.S. state (28th admitted)
  nowYear: 1845
  note: Republic lasted 9 years; annexed by U.S. Congress on December 29, 1845
consequences:
- title: Establishment of the Republic of Texas
  year: 1836
  description: Texas declared independence in March 1836 and operated as a sovereign nation until 1845, with Sam Houston as its first elected president. It maintained diplomatic relations with the U.S., France, and Britain, and negotiated territorial boundaries with Mexico and Native American nations.
- title: Mexican loss of northern territory
  year: 1836
  description: Mexico ceded roughly 390,000 square miles of territory through the aftermath of the revolution and the subsequent Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo (1848). The loss represented nearly 55% of Mexico's national territory and shifted the balance of power in North America irreversibly toward the United States.
- title: U.S. annexation of Texas
  year: 1845
  description: Congress admitted Texas as the 28th state on December 29, 1845, nine years after independence. The annexation inflamed sectional tensions over slavery (Texas joined as a slave state) and directly triggered the Mexican-American War in 1846.
- title: Mexican-American War
  year: 1846
  description: Tensions from the Texas Revolution and U.S. annexation escalated into a two-year conflict (1846-1848) that further reduced Mexican territory and cemented American dominance of the continent. Mexico lost California, Nevada, Utah, most of Arizona, and parts of New Mexico and Colorado.
- title: Acceleration of Manifest Destiny
  year: 1836
  description: The successful Texas Revolution demonstrated that American settlers could establish sovereignty in Mexican territory, legitimizing and accelerating westward expansion. The event became a historical precedent invoked to justify American continental expansion throughout the 1840s and beyond.
culturalContext:
topMusic:
- title: The Yellow Rose of Texas
  note: Folk song emerging from the revolution era, though the exact date of composition is debated; popularized in the late 1830s-1840s as an unofficial Texas anthem. Allegedly references a mulatto woman who aided the Texians at San Jacinto.
topFilms: []
topTVShows: []
zeitgeistNote: In the 1830s, the Texas Revolution occurred during the height of American Manifest Destiny ideology-the belief that U.S. territorial expansion across North America was inevitable and justified. The conflict embodied the tension between Mexican sovereignty and American settler ambitions that would dominate North American geopolitics for two decades. Newspapers in the U.S. covered the revolution extensively, with sympathetic accounts of the Alamo defenders circulating widely and inflaming anti-Mexican sentiment.
archiveSnapshots:
- url: "https://web.archive.org/web/20260207011655/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_Revolution_(indoor_football)"
  capturedAt: 2026-02-07
  label: Texas Revolution (indoor football)
  originalUrl: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_Revolution_(indoor_football)"
translations:
es:
lede: En 1836, colonos estadounidenses en Texas mexicano lanzaron una revolución para separarse de México, culminando en un asedio al Álamo en San Antonio donde aproximadamente 200 defensores tejanos fueron muertos por fuerzas mexicanas bajo el General Antonio López de Santa Anna. El conflicto duró meses y finalmente resultó en que Texas ganara independencia, preparando el escenario para su posterior anexión por los Estados Unidos.
summaryShort: Texas Revolution fue un equipo profesional estadounidense de fútbol americano cubierto y miembro fundador de Champions Indoor Football (CIF). Revolution tuvo su base en Allen y Frisco, Texas, dentro de la metrópolis de Dallas–Fort Worth.
summaryLong: Texas Revolution fue un equipo profesional estadounidense de fútbol americano cubierto y miembro fundador de Champions Indoor Football (CIF). Revolution tuvo su base en Allen y Frisco, Texas, dentro de la metrópolis de Dallas–Fort Worth.
generatedAt: "2026-06-08T11:57:39.716Z"
fr:
lede: En 1836, les colons américains du Texas mexicain ont lancé une révolution pour se détacher du Mexique, culminant par un siège à l'Alamo à San Antonio où environ 200 défenseurs texiens ont été tués par les forces mexicaines sous le commandement du général Antonio López de Santa Anna. Le conflit a duré plusieurs mois et a finalement abouti à l'indépendance du Texas, préparant le terrain pour son annexion ultérieure par les États-Unis.
summaryShort: Les Texas Revolution étaient une équipe de football en salle professionnelle américaine et membre fondateur de Champions Indoor Football (CIF). Les Revolution étaient basés à Allen et Frisco, au Texas, dans la métropole de Dallas-Fort Worth.
summaryLong: Les Texas Revolution étaient une équipe de football en salle professionnelle américaine et membre fondateur de Champions Indoor Football (CIF). Les Revolution étaient basés à Allen et Frisco, au Texas, dans la métropole de Dallas-Fort Worth.
generatedAt: "2026-06-08T11:57:42.028Z"
de:
lede: 1836 starteten amerikanische Siedler in Mexiko-Texas eine Revolution, um sich von Mexiko abzutrennen, was in einer Belagerung der Alamo in San Antonio gipfelte, bei der etwa 200 texianische Verteidiger von mexikanischen Truppen unter General Antonio López de Santa Anna getötet wurden. Der Konflikt dauerte Monate und führte letztendlich zur Unabhängigkeit von Texas, was den Weg für seine spätere Annexion durch die Vereinigten Staaten ebnete.
summaryShort: Die Texas Revolution waren ein amerikanisches professionelles Indoor-Football-Team und ein Gründungsmitglied der Champions Indoor Football (CIF). Die Revolution waren in Allen und Frisco, Texas, in der Dallas–Fort Worth-Metropolregion ansässig.
summaryLong: Die Texas Revolution waren ein amerikanisches professionelles Indoor-Football-Team und ein Gründungsmitglied der Champions Indoor Football (CIF). Die Revolution waren in Allen und Frisco, Texas, in der Dallas–Fort Worth-Metropolregion ansässig.
generatedAt: "2026-06-08T11:57:44.191Z"
