Battle of San Jacinto
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The Battle of San Jacinto was the decisive 1836 clash in the Texas Revolution in which Texian forces under Sam Houston defeated the Mexican army, securing Texas’s independence from Mexico.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of San Jacinto canonical | 21 |
| Batalla de San Jacinto | 1 |
| San Jacinto Campaign | 1 |
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Target entity: Battle of San Jacinto Context triple: [Republic of Texas, keyBattle, Battle of San Jacinto]
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Battle of New Orleans
The Battle of New Orleans was a decisive American victory in the War of 1812, where forces led by Andrew Jackson repelled a much larger British army and boosted U.S. national pride.
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Siege of Vicksburg
The Siege of Vicksburg was a pivotal 1863 Union campaign in the American Civil War that secured control of the Mississippi River and split the Confederacy in two.
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Battle of Shiloh
The Battle of Shiloh was a major early American Civil War clash in April 1862 in southwestern Tennessee, marked by heavy casualties and a hard-fought Union victory that foreshadowed the war’s bloody scale.
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Creek War of 1836
The Creek War of 1836 was a conflict in Alabama and Georgia in which U.S. forces suppressed Creek resistance, leading to the forced removal of the Creek people along the Trail of Tears.
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E.
Battle of Baltimore
The Battle of Baltimore was a key War of 1812 engagement in which American forces successfully defended the city and Fort McHenry from British attack, inspiring the lyrics of the United States national anthem.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Battle of San Jacinto Target entity description: The Battle of San Jacinto was the decisive 1836 clash in the Texas Revolution in which Texian forces under Sam Houston defeated the Mexican army, securing Texas’s independence from Mexico.
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A.
Battle of New Orleans
The Battle of New Orleans was a decisive American victory in the War of 1812, where forces led by Andrew Jackson repelled a much larger British army and boosted U.S. national pride.
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B.
Siege of Vicksburg
The Siege of Vicksburg was a pivotal 1863 Union campaign in the American Civil War that secured control of the Mississippi River and split the Confederacy in two.
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C.
Battle of Shiloh
The Battle of Shiloh was a major early American Civil War clash in April 1862 in southwestern Tennessee, marked by heavy casualties and a hard-fought Union victory that foreshadowed the war’s bloody scale.
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D.
Creek War of 1836
The Creek War of 1836 was a conflict in Alabama and Georgia in which U.S. forces suppressed Creek resistance, leading to the forced removal of the Creek people along the Trail of Tears.
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E.
Battle of Baltimore
The Battle of Baltimore was a key War of 1812 engagement in which American forces successfully defended the city and Fort McHenry from British attack, inspiring the lyrics of the United States national anthem.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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military conflict ⓘ |
| aftermath | Treaties of Velasco ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of San Jacinto
ⓘ
surface form:
Batalla de San Jacinto
|
| belligerent |
Mexican forces
ⓘ
surface form:
Mexican Army
Texian Army ⓘ
surface form:
Republic of Texas forces
Texian Army ⓘ |
| campaign |
Texas Revolution
ⓘ
surface form:
Texas Revolution 1835–1836
|
| captured | Antonio López de Santa Anna ⓘ |
| casualtiesMexicanKilled | several hundred ⓘ |
| casualtiesTexianKilled | fewer than 10 ⓘ |
| combatantSide |
Mexican Army on the other side
ⓘ
Texian Army on one side ⓘ |
| commander |
Antonio López de Santa Anna
ⓘ
Edward Burleson ⓘ Juan Almonte ⓘ Sam Houston ⓘ Sidney Sherman ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy |
San Jacinto Battlefield
ⓘ
surface form:
San Jacinto Battleground State Historic Site
San Jacinto Battlefield ⓘ
surface form:
San Jacinto Monument
|
| commemorativeDate |
San Jacinto Battlefield
ⓘ
surface form:
San Jacinto Day
observed annually on April 21 in Texas ⓘ |
| conflict | Texas Revolution ⓘ |
| consequence |
de facto independence of Texas from Mexico
ⓘ
end of major military operations in the Texas Revolution ⓘ |
| country | Mexico ⓘ |
| date | 1836-04-21 ⓘ |
| duration | about 18 minutes of major fighting ⓘ |
| followedBy | Treaties of Velasco and Texian occupation of territory ⓘ |
| geographicalContext | near Buffalo Bayou in Southeast Texas ⓘ |
| location |
San Jacinto River
ⓘ
near present-day Houston, Texas ⓘ |
| mottoOrBattleCry |
Remember Goliad!
ⓘ
Remember the Alamo! ⓘ |
| partOf |
Texas Revolution
ⓘ
history of Mexico ⓘ history of the United States ⓘ |
| precededBy |
The Alamo
ⓘ
surface form:
Fall of the Alamo
Goliad Campaign ⓘ
surface form:
Goliad Massacre
Runaway Scrape ⓘ |
| result |
Texas independence effectively secured
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decisive Texian victory ⓘ |
| significance |
decisive battle of the Texas Revolution
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led to creation of the Republic of Texas ⓘ pivotal event in the history of Texas ⓘ |
| strengthMexican | about 1,200–1,300 soldiers ⓘ |
| strengthTexian | about 900 soldiers ⓘ |
| year | 1836 ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of San Jacinto Description of subject: The Battle of San Jacinto was the decisive 1836 clash in the Texas Revolution in which Texian forces under Sam Houston defeated the Mexican army, securing Texas’s independence from Mexico.
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