Texian in a sentence

So many American volunteers flocked to the Texian army in the months after the victory at San Jacinto that the Texian government was unable to maintain an accurate list of enlistments.

The deviation from the norm was due to Santa Anna's decision to label Texian rebels as traitors and to the Texian desire for revenge.

What if General Sam Houston and the Texian Army had not been able to defeat General Santa Anna and the Mexican Army at the Battle of San Jacinto?

All of the Texian defenders were killed.

Davis (2006), p. 272. Texian soldiers gathered around, calling for the Mexican general's immediate execution.

For the rest of the day, the two cavalries skirmished aimlessly, succeeding only in exhausting the Texian oxen, which had remained hitched to their wagons with no food or water throughout the day.

Hardin (1994), p. 12. In this first battle of the revolution, two Mexican soldiers were killed, and one Texian was injured when he fell off his horse.

Hardin (1994), p. 46. With their departure, the Texian army controlled the Gulf Coast, forcing Mexican commanders to send all communication with the Mexican interior overland.

Hardin (2004) pp. 71, 93 Texian riflemen stationed themselves on the banks and shot at anything that moved.

He determined to block the Texian army's retreat and put a decisive end to the war.

He was confident that he could successfully challenge the Texian troops.

It is likely that the statistics on the Texian army size in both 1835 and 1836 underestimate the number of Tejanos who served in the army.

Lack (1992), p. 162. Siege of Béxar main While Dimmitt supervised the Texian forces along the Gulf Coast, Austin led his men towards Béxar to engage Cos and his troops.

Lack points out that fewer than five percent of the Texian population enrolled in the army during the war, a fairly low rate of participation.

Many Texian officers, including Houston and Rusk, attempted to stop the slaughter, but they were unable to gain control of the men.

Mexican dragoons then forced the Texian cavalry to withdraw.

Moore (2004), p. 292. As the morning wore on with no Texian attack, Mexican officers lowered their guard.

Reid (2007), p. 102. Ward ordered a retreat, and under cover of darkness and rain the Texian soldiers slipped through Mexican lines, leaving several severely wounded men behind.

Santa Anna may also have thought Béxar would be easier to defeat, as his spies had informed him that most of the Texian army was along the coast, preparing for the Matamoros Expedition.

Scott (2000), p. 69. Although the Texian interim governments had vowed to eventually compensate citizens for goods that were impressed during the war efforts, for the most part livestock and horses were not returned.