HIST 226 Lecture Notes - Weekly Morning, Pyrrhic Victory, Tejano
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General council (like congress) representatives from each district. Problem with: in fighting with henry smith and general council, Create temporary govt. a. b. c. of tx d. Smith didn"t know how to compromise e. f. general of the regular army) g. Sam houston- in charge of regular army (official title - major: they participated in a lot of the october battles, elected their own generals/officers. The taking of san antonio, dec. 1835: ben milam defeats gen. cos" forces, he goes to bexar because he feels safer. Tells leader to disband: tries to bring in many troops to scare tx, troops aren"t all loyal. Milam ordered them to leave: let them keep their arms, santa anna heads to tx to avenge cos" loss, anna only cares about himself. Would participate in more battles than napoleon and george washington combined. Sets down as president and goes to tx: significance. ****some men are thinking about economic future **: william travis.
