The Battle of San Jacinto, fought on April 21, 1836, in present-day La Porte and Deer Park, Texas, was the final and decisive battle of the Texas Revolution. Led by General Sam Houston, the Texian Arm
The Battle of San Jacinto Henry Arthur McArdle, 1895
San Jacinto Battlefield with troop movements
The San Jacinto Liberty Flag was the only flag used by the Texians during this battle. It was made by Catherine Sherman wife of Sydney Sherman for the Newport Rifle Company of Sherman's regiment. The flag is currently being held in the Texas house of representatives as shown here.
Antonio de Padua María Severino López de Santa Anna y Pérez de Lebrón, often known as Santa Anna, was a Mexican general, politician, and caudillo who served as the eighth president of Mexico on multip
Battle of San Jacinto
…Deer Park, Texas, was the final and decisive battle of the Texas Revolution. Led by General Sam Houston, the Texian Army engaged and defeated General Antonio López de Santa Anna's Mexican army in a fight that lasted just 18 minutes. A detailed, first-hand account of the battle was written by General Houston from the headquarters…
Dr. Valentín Gómez Farías, Santa Anna's vice president 1833–34, who enacted liberal reforms
Santa Anna in a Mexican military uniform
Fall of the Alamo to Santa Anna's forces, 6 March 1836
"Surrender of Santa Anna" by William Henry Huddle shows the Mexican president and general surrendering to a wounded Sam Houston, battle of San Jacinto