Battle of the Prairie

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The Battle of the Prairie, also known as the Battle of Coleto, was an 1836 engagement in the Texas Revolution in which Mexican forces surrounded and compelled the surrender of Colonel James Fannin’s Texian army near Goliad, Texas.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle
military engagement
alsoKnownAs Battle of Coleto
associatedEvent Texas struggle for independence from Mexico
belligerent Mexican Army
Texian Army
cause Mexican forces surrounding Fannin’s army on the open prairie
combatant Republic of Mexico
linked to: Mexican Federation

Texian rebels
commander James W. Fannin Jr.
linked to: James Fannin

José de Urrea
Juan José Holzinger
conflict Texas Revolution
country Mexico
date March 19–20, 1836
engagementNature encirclement and artillery bombardment
followedBy Goliad massacre
linked to: Goliad Massacre

Massacre of Goliad prisoners
linked to: Goliad Massacre
hasAlternativeName Battle of Coleto Creek
linked to: Battle of Coleto
historicalPeriod Texas Revolution era
historicalRegion Mexican Texas
location Coleto Creek, Texas
near Goliad, Texas
MexicanCommander José de Urrea
MexicanForceType regular army
MexicanObjective to intercept and destroy Fannin’s retreating force
modernRegion U.S. state of Texas
linked to: Texas
namedAfter nearby Coleto Creek prairie
near Goliad, Texas
linked to: Goliad
outcome Texian surrender
partOf Texas Revolution
partOfCampaign Goliad Campaign
precededBy Battle of Refugio
primaryOpposingForce Urrea’s Mexican column
relatedTo Battle of San Jacinto
Battle of the Alamo
result Mexican victory
significance led directly to the capture and later execution of Fannin’s command at Goliad
strategicObjective Texian attempt to retreat from Goliad
surrenderDate March 20, 1836
surrenderedCommander James W. Fannin Jr.
linked to: James Fannin
surrenderTerms Texians surrendered after being surrounded and outgunned
TexianCommander James W. Fannin Jr.
linked to: James Fannin
TexianForceType volunteer army
typeOfAction open-field engagement
weaponry artillery and small arms
year 1836

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Battle of Coleto alsoKnownAs Battle of the Prairie