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The Goliad massacre was an event of the Texas Revolution that occurred on March 27, 1836, following the Battle of Refugio and the Battle of Coleto; 425–445 prisoners of war from the Texian Army of the Republic of Texas were executed by the Mexican Army in the town of Goliad, Texas.
23 wrz 2009 · ca. 1930s - Map showing the three Goliad Massacre locations (red crosses), Presidio La Bahía (Ft. Defiance), and the site of the “Grave of Fannin and men”. From “Ehrenberg: Goliad Survivor-Old West Explorer,” Texas Heritage Press, Dallas.
The Texans were imprisoned by the Mexicans at Goliad and subsequently murdered by order of Antonio López de Santa Anna on March 27, 1836. Fannin, because he was wounded, was shot separately at the mission on the same day.
22 mar 2018 · The Goliad Massacre, the tragic termination of the Goliad Campaign of 1836, is of all the episodes of the Texas Revolution the most infamous. Though not as salient as the battle of the Alamo, the massacre immeasurably garnered support for the cause against Mexico both within Texas and in the United States, thus contributing greatly to the Texan ...
26 maj 2015 · Houston ordered Colonel James W. Fannin to evacuate his 400-man force from Goliad and retreat to Victoria, a town 30 miles to the east behind the natural defense of the Guadalupe River.
8 gru 2016 · Map showing the three Goliad Massacre locations (red crosses), Presidio La Bahía (Ft. Defiance), and the site of the “Grave of Fannin and men”.
27 mar 2023 · This brutal event, known as the Goliad Massacre, was a turning point in the Texas Revolution and fueled the Texians’ determination to win independence from Mexico.
