Siege of Bexar

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The Siege of Bexar was a key early campaign of the Texas Revolution in late 1835, in which Texian forces captured San Antonio from Mexican troops, setting the stage for subsequent battles like the Alamo.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf military conflict ⓘ
siege ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Battle of Bexar ⓘ
linked to: Siege of Bexar

Siege of Béxar ⓘ
linked to: Siege of Bexar
belligerent Centralist Mexican government ⓘ
Texian rebels ⓘ
besiegingForce Texian volunteer army ⓘ
campaign Texian campaign to drive Mexican troops from Texas ⓘ
casualties Mexican casualties heavier than Texian casualties ⓘ
Texian casualties relatively light ⓘ
combatant Mexican Army ⓘ
Texian Army ⓘ
commander Benjamin R. Milam ⓘ
Edward Burleson ⓘ
Francis W. Johnson NERFINISHED ⓘ
James Bowie ⓘ
James Fannin ⓘ
Martín Perfecto de Cos ⓘ
Stephen F. Austin ⓘ
conflict Texas Revolution ⓘ
country Mexico ⓘ
date October–December 1835 ⓘ
endDate 1835-12-11 ⓘ
followedBy Battle of Coleto ⓘ
Battle of the Alamo ⓘ
garrison Mexican troops in San Antonio de Béxar ⓘ
hasMainPlace San Antonio de Béxar ⓘ
linked to: San Antonio
historicalPeriod 19th century ⓘ
locatedInPresentDay San Antonio, Texas, United States ⓘ
location Bexar, Mexican Texas ⓘ
linked to: Bexar County

San Antonio de Béxar ⓘ
linked to: San Antonio
militaryTheater Texas Revolution northern frontier ⓘ
objective Capture of San Antonio de Béxar from Mexican forces ⓘ
linked to: Siege of Bexar
opposingCommander Martín Perfecto de Cos ⓘ
partOf Mexican Texas history ⓘ
Texas Revolution ⓘ
precededBy Battle of Goliad (1835) ⓘ
Battle of Gonzales ⓘ
result Mexican troops expelled from San Antonio ⓘ
Texian control of San Antonio de Béxar ⓘ
Texian victory ⓘ
significance Early major Texian victory in the Texas Revolution ⓘ
Led to temporary Texian control of most of Mexican Texas ⓘ
Set the stage for the Battle of the Alamo ⓘ
startDate 1835-10-12 ⓘ
surrender Martín Perfecto de Cos surrendered to Texian forces ⓘ
linked to: Siege of Bexar
treatyOrAgreement Terms allowed Mexican troops to withdraw south of the Rio Grande ⓘ
year 1835 ⓘ

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Texas Revolution → hasPart → Siege of Bexar ⓘ
Texian Army → engagement → Siege of Bexar ⓘ
Battle of Gonzales → followedBy → Siege of Bexar ⓘ
Siege of Bexar → alsoKnownAs → Siege of Béxar ⓘ
linked to: Siege of Bexar
Siege of Bexar → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Bexar ⓘ
linked to: Siege of Bexar
Siege of Bexar → objective → Capture of San Antonio de Béxar from Mexican forces ⓘ
linked to: Siege of Bexar
Siege of Bexar → surrender → Martín Perfecto de Cos surrendered to Texian forces ⓘ
linked to: Siege of Bexar
Edward Burleson → participantIn → Siege of Bexar ⓘ
Battle of the Alamo → precededBy → Siege of Béxar ⓘ
linked to: Siege of Bexar
Benjamin R. Milam → militaryConflict → Siege of Béxar ⓘ
linked to: Siege of Bexar
Benjamin R. Milam → associatedWithEvent → Capture of San Antonio, 1835 ⓘ
linked to: Siege of Bexar
Martín Perfecto de Cos → conflict → Siege of Béxar ⓘ
linked to: Siege of Bexar
Martín Perfecto de Cos → surrenderedAt → Siege of Béxar ⓘ
linked to: Siege of Bexar
Battle of Goliad (1835) → followedBy → Siege of Béxar ⓘ
linked to: Siege of Bexar
Texian volunteer army → engagement → Siege of Bexar ⓘ
Gonzales Campaign → followedBy → Siege of Bexar ⓘ
Erastus "Deaf" Smith → participatedIn → Siege of Bexar ⓘ
Deaf Smith → participatedIn → Siege of Bexar ⓘ