Battle of Refugio

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The Battle of Refugio was an 1836 engagement in the Texas Revolution in which Texian forces attempting to evacuate settlers were defeated by the Mexican army, contributing to the broader Goliad Campaign’s disastrous outcome for the Texians.

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Label Occurrences
Battle of Refugio canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
engagement of the Texas Revolution ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Refugio engagement ⓘ
associatedWith Goliad County, Texas ⓘ
James Fannin’s command ⓘ
Refugio County, Texas ⓘ
belligerent Mexican Army ⓘ
Texian Army ⓘ
casualties Mexican casualties lower than Texian casualties ⓘ
heavy Texian casualties ⓘ
combatant Mexican regular troops ⓘ
Mexican-aligned Tejano auxiliaries ⓘ
Texian volunteers ⓘ
combatantStrength Mexican force numerically superior ⓘ
Texian force smaller than Mexican force ⓘ
commander Amon B. King ⓘ
Carlos de la Garza ⓘ
James W. Fannin ⓘ
linked to: James Fannin

José de Urrea ⓘ
William Ward ⓘ
conflict Texas Revolution ⓘ
countryAtTime Mexico ⓘ
date March 14, 1836 ⓘ
followedBy Battle of Coleto ⓘ
Goliad massacre ⓘ
linked to: Goliad Massacre
hasType land battle ⓘ
historicalSignificance contributed to capture and later execution of many Texian soldiers at Goliad ⓘ
weakened Texian resistance in coastal Texas ⓘ
location Refugio Mission ⓘ
Refugio, Texas ⓘ
objective evacuation of settlers from Refugio area ⓘ
relief of Texian families threatened by Mexican advance ⓘ
opponentOf José de Urrea ⓘ
outcome Texian forces defeated ⓘ
contributed to disaster of Goliad Campaign for Texians ⓘ
many Texian prisoners captured ⓘ
partOf Goliad Campaign ⓘ
Mexican offensive in Texas, 1836 ⓘ
precededBy Battle of Agua Dulce ⓘ
relatedTo Battle of the Alamo ⓘ
Runaway Scrape ⓘ
result Mexican victory ⓘ
tactics Mexican forces surrounded and besieged mission ⓘ
Texians took defensive position in Refugio Mission ⓘ
timePeriod 19th century ⓘ
Mexican Texas era ⓘ
year 1836 ⓘ

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Referenced by (3)

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

Goliad Campaign → includedEvent → Battle of Refugio ⓘ
José de Urrea → notableBattle → Battle of Refugio ⓘ
Battle of the Prairie → precededBy → Battle of Refugio ⓘ