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NOTE: This article was written after witnessing Saturday’s (April 20) reenactment of the Battle of San Jacinto as if it was the actual event. The reenactment was watched by approximately 30,000 ...
A mural depicting the morning prior to the epic battle of San Jacinto was unveiled May 28 on a local petrochemical company's storage tank as part of Harris County's Project Stars program.
We crossed the river, captured the last line of trenches, and forced our way into San Jacinto." When the battle of San Jacinto ended, 7 Americans and 134 Filipinos were killed, many of those ...
The San Jacinto Celebration will make history come alive April 23 in La Porte with the first full-scale commemoration since 2018 of the battle that gave Texas its independence. The boom of cannons ...
April 21, 2011 marks the 175th anniversary of the Battle of San Jacinto, the turning point of the Texas Revolution that led to Texas's de facto independence. Sam Houston's army of settlers ...
Here’s what to know before you go: When: Saturday, April 22, 2023; 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Reenactments: The reenactment of the Battle of San Jacinto and the surrender of General Santa Anna will be ...
But when you approach the San Jacinto Battleground State Historical Park today—150 years after the battle—this gleaming temple to Texas liberty is the last thing you notice. Its place in the ...
This year's event promises to be a fun-filled day of history and reenactments, celebrating the 187th anniversary of the Battle of San Jacinto. Visitors can expect to hear the booming of cannons ...
“With this investment, we are not only preserving Texas history but also enhancing how we share the story of the Battle of ...
Correspondence of the New-Orleans Picayune. BATTLE-GROUND, SAN JACINTO, Saturday, April 21, 1860. All immense gathering of the friends of [???]AM HOUSTON, the hero of San Jacinto, was held at the ...