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Texans assault Mexican garrison at Béxar
On this day in 1835, the Texas revolutionary army began its assault on the
Mexican garrison at San Antonio de Béxar. Ben Milam and William Gordon
Cooke gathered more than 300 volunteers to attack the town in two columns,
while Edward Burleson and another 400 men forced Mexican general Martín
Perfecto de Cos to keep his 570 men divided between the town and the
Alamo. The battle ended with the surrender of the Mexican army on December
9. Texas casualties numbered 30 to 35, while Mexican losses totaled about
150; the difference reflected in part the greater accuracy of the Texans'
rifles. Most of the Texas volunteers went home after the battle, which
left San Antonio and all of Texas under their control.
- Links to Related Handbook of Texas Online Articles
- BEXAR, SIEGE OF
- SAN ANTONIO DE BEXAR PRESIDIO
- MILAM, BENJAMIN RUSH
- COS, MARTIN PERFECTO DE
- TEXAS REVOLUTION
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