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Goliad & The Runaway Scrape

Goliad & The Runaway Scrape. After the Alamo… (Feb 22-Mar 6, 1836). Colonel James Fannin and some Texans were in the town of Coleto Creek. Sam Houston ordered them to retreat after the loss at the Alamo. But Fannin delayed…. The Runaway Scrape. March 7-20, 1836

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Goliad & The Runaway Scrape

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  1. Goliad & The Runaway Scrape

  2. After the Alamo…(Feb 22-Mar 6, 1836) • Colonel James Fannin and some Texans were in the town of Coleto Creek. • Sam Houstonordered them to retreat after the loss at the Alamo. • But Fannin delayed…

  3. The Runaway Scrape • March 7-20, 1836 • After the massacres at the Alamo and Goliad, Sam Houston orders the Texans to retreat east across Texas in a zig zag pattern

  4. Massacre at Goliad General Jose Urrea • March 27, 1836 • General Urrea surrounds ColonelJames Fannin& the Texans at Coleto Creek • Texans surrender at discretion Colonel James Fannin

  5. Massacre at Goliad • Urrea marches the Texans to Goliad • Santa Anna orders the Texans to be massacred even though they surrendered

  6. Massacre at Goliad • 350 Texans were shot at gunpoint with only a few escaping • “Remember Goliad!” helps unite the Texans like the Alamo

  7. The Runaway Scrape • Genius: • Houston needed time to train his army and didn’t want to fight until he could take the Mexicans by surprise • Coward: • Houston’s men wanted to fight and called him a coward for retreating

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