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Key People of the Texas Revolution

Key People of the Texas Revolution. Texas History Chapter 10. Sam Houston. Commander of the regular and volunteer army Sent someone to check that San Antonio was worth keeping. William Travis. Thought Santa Anna would arrive in late March, April, or May

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Key People of the Texas Revolution

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  1. Key People of the Texas Revolution Texas History Chapter 10

  2. Sam Houston • Commander of the regular and volunteer army • Sent someone to check that San Antonio was worth keeping

  3. William Travis • Thought Santa Anna would arrive in late March, April, or May • Wrote letters asking for help from Texas & U.S. • “I will never surrender or retreat.” • Commander of the Alamo during attack

  4. Davy Crockett • Former legislator and U.S. congressman from Tennessee • Offered command in regular army but chose to serve as a private with the volunteers

  5. James Bowie • Sent to San Antonio to decide if it should be abandoned • Believed the Alamo was vital to Texas and that it needed more soldiers

  6. James Neill • In charge of the Alamo with only 100 men; told General Council that he needed more money and soldiers in Jan. 1836 • Left Alamo early in Feb. 1836 due to family illness

  7. Santa Anna • Ordered all survivors of Goliad to be executed • Set up his headquarters in the San Fernando church during the battle of the Alamo • Ordered that all Alamo defenders be killed and their bodies burned

  8. Jose Urrea • Led Mexican troops through South Texas • Defeated Fannin and took the prisoners to Goliad • Regretted Santa Anna’s order to kill all of Fannin’s men

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