page_title: Texian Army
section_title: Offensive maneuvers (October – December 1835)
hierarchical_section_title: Texian Army / History / Offensive maneuvers (October – December 1835)
caption_attribution_description: English: Benjamin Milam meets Texan troops about to attack Goliad at the 1835 Battle of Goliad (not the 1836 massacre).
context_page_description: The Texian Army, also known as the Revolutionary Army and Army of the People, was the land warfare branch of the Texian armed forces during the Texas Revolution. It spontaneously formed from the Texian Militia in October 1835 following the Battle of Gonzales. Along with the Texian Navy, it helped the Republic of Texas win independence from the Centralist Republic of Mexico on May 14, 1836 at the Treaties of Velasco. Although the Texas Army was officially established by the Consultation of the Republic of Texas on November 13, 1835, it did not replace the Texian Army until after the Battle of San Jacinto.
context_section_description: Several days after Austin took command, the army marched towards Bexar to confront General Martin Perfecto de Cos, who had recently arrived to command the remaining Mexican troops in Texas.
caption: Texian soldiers in the victory at the Battle of Goliad which was followed by the Goliad Massacre
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