Texian volunteer army

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The Texian volunteer army was an ad hoc force of Texan settlers and adventurers who fought against Mexican rule during the Texas Revolution in the mid-1830s.

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Texian forces 2
Texian volunteer army canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf military force
revolutionary army
allegiance Provisional Government of Texas
Texian cause
characteristic ad hoc organization
short-term enlistments
volunteer enlistment
composedOf Anglo-American settlers in Texas
Tejano volunteers
United States volunteers
foreign adventurers
conflict Texas Revolution
country Republic of Texas
dissolvedAfter victory at the Battle of San Jacinto
endTime 1836
engagement Battle of Coleto
Battle of Concepción
Battle of Goliad (1835)
Battle of Gonzales
Battle of San Jacinto
Battle of the Alamo
Grass Fight
Siege of Bexar
equipment artillery
muskets
rifles
formedDuring Texas Revolution
hasPart Texian militia units
ranger units
volunteer companies
language English
Spanish
location Coahuila y Tejas
Texas
notableCommander Edward Burleson
James Fannin
Sam Houston
Stephen F. Austin
opponent Centralist Republic of Mexico
Mexican Army
partOf Texian Army
purpose independence of Texas
resistance to Mexican rule in Texas
recruitedFrom United States southern states
United States western states
municipalities of Mexican Texas
startTime 1835

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Siege of Bexar besiegingForce Texian volunteer army
George Bernard Erath militaryBranch Texian forces
linked to: Texian volunteer army
James Bowie servedIn Texian forces
subject linked to: Bowie
linked to: Texian volunteer army