<Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> <Ul> <Li> Gonzales </Li> <Li> Goliad </Li> <Li> Lipantitlán </Li> <Li> Concepción </Li> <Li> Grass Fight </Li> <Li> Béxar </Li> <Li> San Patricio </Li> <Li> Agua Dulce </Li> <Li> The Alamo </Li> <Li> Refugio </Li> <Li> Coleto </Li> <Li> San Jacinto </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Ul> <Li> Gonzales </Li> <Li> Goliad </Li> <Li> Lipantitlán </Li> <Li> Concepción </Li> <Li> Grass Fight </Li> <Li> Béxar </Li> <Li> San Patricio </Li> <Li> Agua Dulce </Li> <Li> The Alamo </Li> <Li> Refugio </Li> <Li> Coleto </Li> <Li> San Jacinto </Li> </Ul> <P> The Battle of San Jacinto, fought on April 21, 1836, in present - day Harris County, Texas, was the decisive battle of the Texas Revolution . Led by General Sam Houston, the Texian Army engaged and defeated General Antonio López de Santa Anna's Mexican army in a fight that lasted just 18 minutes . </P> <P> Santa Anna, the President of Mexico, was captured the following day and held as a prisoner of war . Three weeks later, he signed the peace treaty that dictated that the Mexican army leave the region, paving the way for the Republic of Texas to become an independent country . These treaties did not specifically recognize Texas as a sovereign nation, but stipulated that Santa Anna was to lobby for such recognition in Mexico City . Sam Houston became a national celebrity, and the Texans' rallying cries from events of the war, "Remember the Alamo!" and "Remember Goliad!," became etched into Texan history and legend . </P>

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