<Table> <Tr> <Th> Date </Th> <Td> April 21, 1836 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Location </Th> <Td> Near modern La Porte, Texas 29 ° 44 ′ 56" N 95 ° 4 ′ 49" W ﻿ / ﻿ 29.74889 ° N 95.08028 ° W ﻿ / 29.74889; - 95.08028 Coordinates: 29 ° 44 ′ 56" N 95 ° 4 ′ 49" W ﻿ / ﻿ 29.74889 ° N 95.08028 ° W ﻿ / 29.74889; - 95.08028 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Result </Th> <Td> <P> Decisive Texian victory; </P> <Ul> <Li> Mexican surrender and retreat to the south of the Rio Grande </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> Date </Th> <Td> April 21, 1836 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Location </Th> <Td> Near modern La Porte, Texas 29 ° 44 ′ 56" N 95 ° 4 ′ 49" W ﻿ / ﻿ 29.74889 ° N 95.08028 ° W ﻿ / 29.74889; - 95.08028 Coordinates: 29 ° 44 ′ 56" N 95 ° 4 ′ 49" W ﻿ / ﻿ 29.74889 ° N 95.08028 ° W ﻿ / 29.74889; - 95.08028 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Result </Th> <Td> <P> Decisive Texian victory; </P> <Ul> <Li> Mexican surrender and retreat to the south of the Rio Grande </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr>

Why was houston able to defeat the mexican army