[DOC] [TLE] Battle of San Jacinto - Facts & Summary - HISTORY.com [PAR] On April 21, 1836, during Texas' war for independence from Mexico, the Texas ... 
Anna (1794-1876) at the Battle of San Jacinto, near present-day Houston, Texas. 
... The Texas volunteer soldiers initially suffered defeat against the forces of 
General Antonio Lopez de Santa AnnaSam Houston's troops were forced into 
an... [DOC] [TLE] The Battle of San Jacinto - Apr 21, 1836 - HISTORY.com [PAR] The Texas volunteers initially suffered defeat against the forces of Santa ... 
However, in late April, Houston's army surprised a Mexican force at San ... In 
exchange for his freedom, Santa Anna recognized Texas's independence; ... 
elected Sam Houston as president and endorsed the entrance of Texas into the 
United States. [DOC] [TLE] Battle of San Jacinto - Wikipedia [PAR] The Battle of San Jacinto, fought on April 21, 1836, in present-day Harris County, 
Texas, was the decisive battle of the Texas Revolution. Led by General Sam 
Houston, the Texian Army engaged and defeated General Antonio Lpez de 
Santa Anna's Mexican army in a ..... Larger expeditions were postponed as 
military funding was consistently... [DOC] [TLE] Chapter 11: Independence Won [PAR] 1836. A defeated Santa Anna surrenders to Sam Houston after the. Battle of San 
Jacinto .... 1,000 troops, why did Houston retreat to the Brazos River? ... Battle. 
The Texas Revolution: The Alamo to San Jacinto. The Mexican army traveled ... 
across the Brazos, a large steamboat at Groce's .... ensuring Texan 
independence. [DOC] [TLE] The Battle of San Jacinto [PAR] Officers and Men of the Texas Republican Army: Battle of San Jacinto ... The 
Texas Declaration of Independence at Washington-on-the-Brazos on March 2, 
1836, officially ... Sam Houston, commander-in-chief of the Texas Army, left 
Washington ... Flushed with their Alamo victory, the Mexican forces were 
following the... [DOC] [TLE] Sam Houston - Texas State Historical Association [PAR] Jun 15, 2010 ... Sam Houston Wounded at the Battle of Horseshoe Bend ... In December 1831, 
while on the Arkansas River, Houston encountered Alexis de Tocqueville, the 
latter ... 1836, when many Anglo Texans called for Texas Independence. ... of 
1836 and Santa Anna leads the Mexican Army into Texas in early 1836. [DOC] [TLE] The Alamo Should Never Have Happened - Texas Monthly [PAR] Yes, we should remember the battle at the center of the Texas Revolution. ... I am 
besieged by a thousand or more of the Mexicans under Santa Anna. ... The war 
for Texas independence would never be won at Bxar, but it might be lost there. 
... This larger army was the one Houston had to fight, and he sought the most... [DOC] [TLE] Battle of the Alamo: 30 facts and Timeline *** - US American History [PAR] The Alamo is located on the banks of the San Antonio River in San Antonio, 
Texas, ... The Battle of the Alamo was a 13 day siege fought from February 23 
1836 and ... The 13 day siege at the Alamo gave General Sam Houston time to 
build and ... defeated Santa Anna's Army and Texas won it's independence from 
Mexico,... [DOC] [TLE] True story: Yellow Rose of Texas, and the Battle of San Jacinto ... [PAR] Apr 15, 2007 ... Sam Houston's grim-eyed skirmishers advanced on the Mexican camp. ... More 
than a century after the battle that won Texas independence, pop historians 
learned about .... On the 21st of Aprl 1836 Santa Anna and his army find 
themselves in one bad fix. .... timber on the bay Shore of San Jacinto River. [DOC] [TLE] General Sam Houston at the Battle of San Jacinto in 1936, Painting ... [PAR] Item 1 - 170 ... At the Battle of the San Jacinto River - the greatest triumph of his career ... The 
surprise attack stunned the Mexicans, large numbers were killed, half ... Sam 
Houston, defeated the Mexican army, led by Gen. .... where the Republic of Texas 
army won the War of Independence

Question: In an 1836 battle on this Houston river, Sam Houston defeated a large Mexican army & ensured Texas' independence
Answer: San Jacinto River