Navy of the Republic of Texas

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The Navy of the Republic of Texas was the maritime military force of the independent Republic of Texas, tasked with protecting its coastline, securing trade routes, and challenging Mexican naval power in the Gulf of Mexico during the 1830s and 1840s.

All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Navy of the Republic of Texas canonical 1
Republic of Texas Navy 1
Texas Navy 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf defunct military organization ⓘ
military branch ⓘ
navy ⓘ
allegiance Republic of Texas ⓘ
conflict Mexican–Texas conflicts ⓘ
Pastry War ⓘ
Texas Revolution ⓘ
country Republic of Texas ⓘ
disbanded 1846 ⓘ
established 1835 ⓘ
facedProblem chronic underfunding ⓘ
difficulty maintaining and repairing ships ⓘ
political opposition within the Republic of Texas government ⓘ
governedBy Republic of Texas government ⓘ
headquartersLocation Galveston, Republic of Texas ⓘ
linked to: Galveston
historicalSignificance helped secure maritime supply and recognition for the Republic of Texas ⓘ
language English ⓘ
mergedInto United States Navy ⓘ
notableBase Galveston Island ⓘ
linked to: Galveston
notableCommander Edwin Ward Moore ⓘ
Jeremiah Brown ⓘ
William A. Hurd ⓘ
notableEngagement Battle of Campeche ⓘ
actions off Veracruz ⓘ
blockade operations against Mexican ports ⓘ
notableShip Archer ⓘ
Austin ⓘ
Brutus ⓘ
Independence ⓘ
Invincible ⓘ
Liberty ⓘ
San Bernard ⓘ
San Jacinto ⓘ
Wharton ⓘ
operatedIn Gulf of Mexico ⓘ
oversightBody Texas Department of War and Marine ⓘ
partOf Armed Forces of the Republic of Texas ⓘ
linked to: Texian Army
primaryRole coastal defense ⓘ
projection of naval power against Mexico ⓘ
protection of maritime trade routes ⓘ
reasonForDisbandment annexation of Texas by the United States ⓘ
relatedTo Army of the Republic of Texas ⓘ
linked to: Texian Army

Texas Marine Corps ⓘ
successor United States Navy forces in the Gulf of Mexico ⓘ
supported Texian independence from Mexico ⓘ
symbol naval ensign of the Republic of Texas ⓘ
task blockade enforcement ⓘ
escort of merchant shipping ⓘ
interdiction of Mexican supply lines by sea ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (5)

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

President of the Republic of Texas → commanderInChiefOf → Navy of the Republic of Texas ⓘ
Texas Secretary of the Navy → responsibleFor → Republic of Texas Navy ⓘ
linked to: Navy of the Republic of Texas
Texas Secretary of the Navy → hasJurisdictionOver → Texas Navy ships ⓘ
linked to: Navy of the Republic of Texas
Texas Secretary of the Navy → hasJurisdictionOver → Texas Navy officers ⓘ
linked to: Navy of the Republic of Texas
Texas Secretary of the Navy → associatedWith → Texas Navy ⓘ
linked to: Navy of the Republic of Texas