"The Texas Revolution began on 2 October 1835 with the Battle of Gonzales, and the Texian forces won every engagement for the rest of that year. Their luck changed when Mexican General José de Urrea (1797-1849) won a string of victories, defeating Texian forces at the Battle of San Patricio on 27 February 1836, at the Battle of Agua Dulce on 2 March, at the Battle of Refugio on 14 March, and the Battle of Coleto on 19-20 March."
"Meanwhile, Santa Anna had besieged the Alamo at San Antonio de Béxar for 13 days (23 February to 6 March), finally ordering a pre-dawn assault on 6 March. All the defenders were killed in the battle or executed afterwards. Santa Anna demanded his officers adhere to the Tornel Decree of 30 December 1835, which defined all who took up arms against Mexico as "land pirates", fighting only for their own self-interest, who, therefore, should be shown no mercy. No prisoners"
On 21 April 1836 General Sam Houston defeated President and General Antonio López de Santa Anna at the Battle of San Jacinto in eighteen minutes. Santa Anna was captured the next day and Texian troops demanded his execution to avenge the Alamo and the Goliad Massacre. Houston leveraged that threat to obtain Santa Anna’s signatures on the Treaties of Velasco, resulting in withdrawal of Mexican troops and the creation of the Texas Republic. The Texas Revolution began 2 October 1835 at Gonzales; Mexican General José de Urrea later won several engagements in February–March 1836. Santa Anna enforced the Tornel Decree, ordering no prisoners; Alamo defenders were killed or executed, and Colonel James W. Fannin surrendered at Coleto under assurances he and his men would be treated as prisoners of war and returned to the United States.
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