Republic of Texas
This article is about the specific polity Republic of Texas and therefore only includes events related to its territory and not to its possessions or colonies. If you are interested in the possession, this is the link to the article about the nation which includes all possessions as well as all the different incarnations of the nation.
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In 1836, Texas declared independence from Mexico and established the Republic of Texas, an independent nation. Texas joined the United States as the 28th state in 1845.
Establishment
March 1836: In 1836, the Anglo-Americans settlers declared independence from Mexico and established the Republic of Texas, an independent nation.
March 1836: Battle of the Alamo.
March 1836: Mexican general Ramírez y Sesma reached Gonzales the morning of March 14.
March 1836: The Texians repulsed Mexican attacks for several days. On March 15, as their ammunition ran short, Texians retreated from Refugio. Many were killed or captured.
March 1836: The Battle of Coleto was fought during the Texas Revolution between Texian forces led by Colonel James Fannin and Mexican troops commanded by General Urrea. After being surrounded and outnumbered, Fannin surrendered to the Mexican forces on March 20, 1836 in Goliad, Texas.
April 1836: The Battle of San Jacinto, fought on April 21, 1836 was the decisive battle of the Texas Revolution. Led by General Samuel Houston, the Texan Army engaged and defeated General Antonio López de Santa Anna's Mexican army in a fight that lasted just 18 minutes.
May 1836: What are known now as the Treaties of Velasco were not called that when they were drafted, but were rather a "Public Agreement" and a Secret Treaty. There were two documents, one private, the other public, signed in Velasco, Texas between General Antonio López de Santa Anna, President of Mexico and the Republic of Texas, in the aftermath of the Battle of San Jacinto on 21 April 1836. The signatories were Interim President David G. Burnet for Texas and Santa Anna for Mexico. The Mexican forces agreed to retreat south of Rio Grande.
May 1836: The region of Texas of the state of Coahuila y Texas declared its independence. The rest of the state was named Coahuila. The Treaties of Velasco ended the Texas Revolution on May 14, 1836 with the creation of the independent Republic of Texas.
Chronology
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Was a rebellion of colonists from the United States and Tejanos (Hispanic Texans) against the centralist government of Mexico. Texas became an independent country and shortly after joined the United States.
1.1.Mexican Counterattack
Was a Mexican military campaign in Texas against the rebels of the Texas revolution.
1.1.1.Goliad Campaign
Was a 1836 Mexican offensive to retake the Texas Gulf Coast during the Texas Revolution.
1.2.Declaration of Texan independence
Was the declaration of Independence of Texas from Mexico.
1.3.Treaties of Velasco
Was the treaty that ended the Texas Revolution, a conflict between Mexico and Texas caused by the secession of the latter.
January 1837: The Cherokee Outlet, or Cherokee Strip, was located in what is now the state of Oklahoma in the United States. It was a sixty-mile (97 km) wide parcel of land south of the Oklahoma-Kansas border between the 96th and 100th meridians. The Cherokee Outlet was created in 1836.
December 1845: In 1845, Congress admitted Texas to the U.S. as a constituent state of the Union. This decision was a result of negotiations led by President James K. Polk and Texas President Anson Jones, following Texas' annexation from the Republic of Texas.
Disestablishment
December 1845: In 1845, Congress admitted Texas to the U.S. as a constituent state of the Union. This decision was a result of negotiations led by President James K. Polk and Texas President Anson Jones, following Texas' annexation from the Republic of Texas.
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