Battle of Coleto

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The Battle of Coleto was an 1836 engagement in the Texas Revolution in which Mexican forces surrounded and compelled the surrender of Colonel James Fannin’s Texian army, leading directly to the Goliad Massacre.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Battle of Coleto canonical 10
Battle of Coleto Creek 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
engagement ⓘ
event in the Texas Revolution ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Battle of Coleto Creek ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Coleto

Battle of the Prairie ⓘ
belligerent Mexican Army ⓘ
linked to: Mexican forces

Texian Army ⓘ
category Battles involving Mexico ⓘ
Battles involving the Republic of Texas ⓘ
Conflicts in 1836 ⓘ
cause Texian attempt to withdraw from Goliad to Victoria ⓘ
chronology occurred after the fall of the Alamo and before the Goliad Massacre ⓘ
combatantRole James W. Fannin Jr. commanded the Texian forces ⓘ
linked to: James Fannin

José de Urrea commanded the Mexican forces ⓘ
linked to: Mexican forces
commander James W. Fannin Jr. ⓘ
linked to: James Fannin

José de Urrea ⓘ
conflict Texas Revolution ⓘ
consequence Goliad Massacre ⓘ
countryAtTime Mexico ⓘ
date March 19–20, 1836 ⓘ
endDate March 20, 1836 ⓘ
followedBy Goliad Massacre ⓘ
hasParticipant James W. Fannin Jr. ⓘ
linked to: James Fannin

José de Urrea ⓘ
Mexican troops under Urrea ⓘ
Texian soldiers under Fannin ⓘ
historicalPeriod Texas Revolution ⓘ
location near Coleto Creek, Texas ⓘ
near Goliad, Texas ⓘ
militaryTheater Coastal Bend region of Texas ⓘ
notableFor capture of Fannin’s command ⓘ
direct lead-up to the Goliad Massacre ⓘ
outcome Texian army surrounded and compelled to surrender ⓘ
partOf Texas Revolution ⓘ
precededBy Texian retreat from Goliad ⓘ
relatedEvent Battle of San Jacinto ⓘ
Battle of the Alamo ⓘ
relatedPlace Goliad, Texas ⓘ
linked to: Goliad

Presidio La Bahía ⓘ
result Mexican victory ⓘ
sideStrength Mexican force under Urrea outnumbered the Texians ⓘ
Texian force under Fannin numbered several hundred men ⓘ
startDate March 19, 1836 ⓘ
surrenderedForce Texian army under Fannin ⓘ
linked to: Texian Army
surrenderTerms Texians surrendered after being promised fair treatment as prisoners of war ⓘ
tacticalSituation Mexican forces surrounded Texian square ⓘ
Texian forces caught on open prairie ⓘ
year 1836 ⓘ

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Referenced by (12)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Texian Army → engagement → Battle of Coleto ⓘ
James Fannin → notableEvent → Battle of Coleto ⓘ
James Fannin → participantIn → Battle of Coleto ⓘ
Siege of Bexar → followedBy → Battle of Coleto ⓘ
Goliad Campaign → includedEvent → Battle of Coleto ⓘ
José de Urrea → notableBattle → Battle of Coleto ⓘ
Battle of Coleto → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Coleto Creek ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Coleto
Goliad Massacre → precededBy → Battle of Coleto ⓘ
Texian volunteer army → engagement → Battle of Coleto ⓘ
Battle of Refugio → followedBy → Battle of Coleto ⓘ
Battle of the Prairie → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Coleto ⓘ
Battle of the Prairie → hasAlternativeName → Battle of Coleto Creek ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Coleto