The Battle of San Patricio was a 19th century battle fought on 27 February 1836 between the Republic of Mexico and the rebelling Mexican state of Texas. February 27 is the 58th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1836 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... The United Mexican States or Mexico (Spanish: Estados Unidos Mexicanos or México; regarding the use of the variant spelling Méjico, see section The name below) is a country located in North America, bordered by the United States to the north, and Belize and Guatemala to the southeast. ... Mexican Texas refers to the period of Texas History from 1821-1836, between Mexicos victory in its war of independence over Spain and Texas declaration of independence from Mexico. ...

Background

The rise to power of Antonio López de Santa Anna in 1833 lead to several Mexican states to openly rebel. One such state was Coahuila y Texas. The Texas portion of the state was mainly settled by immigrants from the southern United States. When Santa Anna usurped power and appointed himself a dictator, suspending the Mexican Constitution of 1824, the people of Texas rebelled, wanting their civil liberties. With the fall of the town of San Antonio, Goliad and other Mexican forts and cities to the Texas rebels, Santa Anna decided to personally put down the rebels in Texas. He led a force, called Army of Operations, of about 6,000 soldiers into northern Mexico. Santa Anna split his forces for maximum coverage. One such column was lead by the very capable General José de Urrea. He was to hug the Texas coast in the southeast to keep open Mexican supply lines from the coast. Antonio López de Santa Anna Antonio López de Santa Anna Pérez de Lebrón (sometimes spelled de Santa Ana) (21 February 1794 – 21 June 1876) was a Mexican general and dictator. ... Coahuila y Tejas (or Coahuila and Texas) was one of the constituent states of the newly established United Mexican States under its 1824 Constitution. ... The 1824 Constitution was the first full constitution adopted by the Mexican Republic. ...

Confrontation

James Grant, Frank Johnson and Robert Morris had decided to personally lead an assault on the Mexican town of Matamoros. These men needed horses for their long journey south and decided to capture wild horses. On 27 February 1836 Urrea's advanced reconnaissance patrol discovered Frank Johnson and about seventy Texans camped at the abandoned Irish settlement of San Patricio. In a surprise attack at 3:30A Mexican troops opened fire on the Texans and killed about twenty rebels and took thirty-two prisoners. The fire-fight lasted a few hours. Johnson and four other Texans were captured but mangaged to escape later. The men rejoined Fannin's command. Grant and Morris were also surprised by Urrea's army as they camped at Agua Dulce Creek. On 2 March, Mexican forces surprised the Texans and killed Grant and Morris and twelve other Texans. The survivors were taken and imprisoned at Matamoros. See Battle of Agua Dulce Back to Timeline of the Texas Revolution There have been several people named James Grant. ... Franklin Lenard Johnson (born November 23, 1958 in Weirsdale, Florida) is a former pro basketball player and coach. ... Robert Morris is a very common name, and unsurprisingly there are many famous individuals named Robert Morris, including: Robert Morris (merchant), financier of the American Revolution and signatory of three important founding documents of the US Robert Morris, minimalist artist Robert Tappan Morris, Sr. ... February 27 is the 58th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1836 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 19th century battle between the Republic of Mexico and the rebelling Mexican state of Texas. ... This is a timeline of the Texas Revolution, spanning the time from the earliest independence movements of the area of Texas to declare independence from Spain up to the secession of the Republic of Texas from Mexico. ...

Further reading

• Roberts, Randy & Olson, James S.; A Line in the Sand; The Alamo in Blood and Memory; Simon & Schuster; ISBN: 0-7432-1233-9
• Davis, William C.;Lone Star Rising-The Revolutionary Birth of the Republic of Texas;Free Press;ISBN-0-684-86510-6
• Brown, Gary; James Walker Fannin-Hesitant Martyr in the Texas Revolution;Republic of Texas Press; ISBN-1-55622-778-7