Battle of the Prairie

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The Battle of the Prairie, also known as 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 near Goliad, Texas.

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Battle of the Prairie canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Battle of Coleto ⓘ
associatedEvent Texas struggle for independence from Mexico ⓘ
belligerent Mexican Army ⓘ
Texian Army ⓘ
cause Mexican forces surrounding Fannin’s army on the open prairie ⓘ
combatant Republic of Mexico ⓘ
linked to: Mexican Federation

Texian rebels ⓘ
commander James W. Fannin Jr. ⓘ
linked to: James Fannin

José de Urrea ⓘ
Juan José Holzinger ⓘ
conflict Texas Revolution ⓘ
country Mexico ⓘ
date March 19–20, 1836 ⓘ
engagementNature encirclement and artillery bombardment ⓘ
followedBy Goliad massacre ⓘ
linked to: Goliad Massacre

Massacre of Goliad prisoners ⓘ
linked to: Goliad Massacre
hasAlternativeName Battle of Coleto Creek ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Coleto
historicalPeriod Texas Revolution era ⓘ
historicalRegion Mexican Texas ⓘ
location Coleto Creek, Texas ⓘ
near Goliad, Texas ⓘ
MexicanCommander José de Urrea ⓘ
MexicanForceType regular army ⓘ
MexicanObjective to intercept and destroy Fannin’s retreating force ⓘ
modernRegion U.S. state of Texas ⓘ
linked to: Texas
namedAfter nearby Coleto Creek prairie ⓘ
near Goliad, Texas ⓘ
linked to: Goliad
outcome Texian surrender ⓘ
partOf Texas Revolution ⓘ
partOfCampaign Goliad Campaign ⓘ
precededBy Battle of Refugio ⓘ
primaryOpposingForce Urrea’s Mexican column ⓘ
relatedTo Battle of San Jacinto ⓘ
Battle of the Alamo ⓘ
result Mexican victory ⓘ
significance led directly to the capture and later execution of Fannin’s command at Goliad ⓘ
strategicObjective Texian attempt to retreat from Goliad ⓘ
surrenderDate March 20, 1836 ⓘ
surrenderedCommander James W. Fannin Jr. ⓘ
linked to: James Fannin
surrenderTerms Texians surrendered after being surrounded and outgunned ⓘ
TexianCommander James W. Fannin Jr. ⓘ
linked to: James Fannin
TexianForceType volunteer army ⓘ
typeOfAction open-field engagement ⓘ
weaponry artillery and small arms ⓘ
year 1836 ⓘ

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Battle of Coleto → alsoKnownAs → Battle of the Prairie ⓘ