The Texas Revolution: Battle of San Jacinto
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- Опубліковано 28 лип 2024
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The Alamo has fallen. With Goliad soon to be overrun, Houston is forced to make the painful decision to retreat in the face of a numerically superior enemy. With Mexican armies advancing and men deserting him at every turn. Houston has to keep the revolutionary spirit alive in these dark days of 1836, hoping to get a chance to turn the tide of war once and for all. Unable to match the Mexican forces toe to toe, Houston must keep retreating until his foe makes a mistake that he might be able to capitalize on. As he retreats east, Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna follows in Houston's wake, driving away anybody who challenges his rule in Mexico. However, as he nears Louisiana, Santa Anna realizes he has a chance to end this rebellion once and for all by capturing the Texian government which is on the run as well. This wild goose chase will take him to the banks of the San Jacinto River, isolating him from the rest of his forces. If Santa Anna dallies longer than necessary, Houston might have a chance to force a battle with the Mexican dictator on terms that favor the Texians....
Intro 0:00
NordVPN 1:49
Runaway Scrape 3:06
Mexicans Push East 7:30
Santa Anna Moves to the Front 13:36
Houston advances upon Santa Anna 17:34
Skirmishing at San Jacinto Begins 21:16
Texians Prepare for the Attack 26:12
Battle of San Jacinto 28:56
Capture of Santa Anna and end of the war 32:50
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Sources:
Texian Iliad - A Military History of the Texas Revolution by Stephen L. Hardin
Eighteen Minutes: The Battle of San Jacinto and the Texas Independence Campaign by Stephen L. Moore
Texas State Historical Association
Music from Filmstro
Script Writer - Saris
Map Maker - Saris
Historical Consultant - Josiah C.W. Neal
Background sounds - Cajun1862
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Good narrative, but Texans pronounce Bastrop and Bastrup. And for San Jacinto you technically pronounced it properly for Spanish, Texans pronounce the J rather than a hu sound.
@@vanringo I live right across the river from the battlefield, I’m never heard one person say Bastrup lol I decided to call San Jacinto in its appropriate Hispanic way
@WarhawkYT you need more subs because you have a gift it may be because you do not have as much videos with short time in-between and good exposure
And to be a member you shouldn't have to pay more to be called a veteran. Veterans have experience not wide pocketbooks. It's kind of disrespectful to real veterans.
@@WarhawkYTThe Mexican Army sucks and will always suck they be doing Spanish Inquisition on themselves
This video lasted longer than the Battle of San Jacinto did.
there was a lot to cover besides the battle
@@WarhawkYTI don’t think he meant it in a bad way, like the video was too long. He’s just saying that we kicked their ass really fast 🤣
@@irishpanic lol I know, i was initally thinking about making it literally 18 minutes but I had more info to cover than just the battle alone.
That's cuz the Mexicans were asleep only Anglos consider it a battle
@@BernieSanders-bn5dk I’m pretty sure the Mexicans did the same thing at the Alamo
"I have been in forty battles and never once shown my back. I am too old to do so now."-Major General Manuel Fernández Castrillón to his routing soldiers at San Jacinto when told to flee with them before being killed by the Texians. Castrillón had opposed several of Santa Anna's actions in the war, such as the massed assault at the Alamo as well as the slaughter of prisoners..
Urrea and Castrillon are my two favorite Mexican generals from the War
@@WarhawkYT Same. It is a great tragedy that such worthy men were honorable soldiers that had to serve under an unworthy ruler.
I'd sign a petition to erect a statue of Castrillón.
Castrillón was a good man, as was Urrea.
In all honesty, there were several of the Mexican generals and officers that were deeply affected by Santa Anna's conduct.
Santa Anna’s ego got them all killed
Crazy how a battle with only 1200 men on each side completely changed the course of history.
Back then Armies were not huge. Even in the revolutionary war there were only a few thousands on each side.
The battle was actually 2100, Sant Anna’s army was 1200 men
@@vanringo Napoleonic Wars saw armies regularly reach 60,000-150,000 men. Europe had massive armies. It was just America that had small armies.
this is because the combatants on both sides were relatively poor(could not afford larger armies) and did not have a large population to call upon in time of war. this was a frontier after all so not many people lived there at the time.
Happens more often than most people think. The battle of Trenton in 1776 which helped turn the American revolution around their armies were similar in size.
As a Cincinnatian, i didn't know we donated the cannons, but that is cool to know we supported Texas.
indeed!
Cinciny, you sent some bad bitches to Texas. That's cool 😎.
Here in Texas in any city you will find at least one street and several other places with names related to Cincinnati, forever grateful for the twin sisters 🤝
Elizabeth and Eleanor certainly roared with defiance on that fateful April day.
I approve of this statement!
She's the sweetest little rosebud that Texas ever knew,
Her eyes are bright as diamonds, they sparkle like the dew.
You may talk about your Clementine and sing of Rosa Lee,
But the Yellow Rose of Texas is the only girl for me!
I haven't seen the Texas Revolution covered with battle maps before. Thanks for a great series!
The Texan revolutionaries sure won a decisive victory and got some brutal payback. Apparently Santa Anna never wavered in his 'take no prisoners' mentality throughout his life, even when his own country disregarded it as inhumane. His time in the Spanish Royalist army sure left its bloody mark on him.
What goes around comes around lol
Leaving us all on a cliffhanger there! Are you planning to do the Mexican American war next? Or are you heading back to the American Civil War and the Battle of Antietam that I've eagerly been awaiting?
Battle of Antietam is up next 😉 I’ve left yall on a civil war cliffhanger for a long time
@@WarhawkYTI love the aspects you put into making these videos for us. I love how you put each Regiments number and name and same with brigades, divisions, corps.
@@WarhawkYTANTIETAM LETS GOOOOOOOOO
YEYEYEYEYEYEYEYEYEYEEEEYEYEYEEEEEE(rebel yell)
@@WarhawkYTare you gonna do the battle of South mountain at cramptons gap?
It’s fun watching this as a Texan who knows city and street names.
You hear “a random private named Lamar. . .” And you think “wait I know Lamar Avenue, something tells me he’s about to do some hero s***”
Also known for being the 2nd President of Texas
Houston was definately right all along, his strategy was brilliant. It had a touch of fabians attrition strategy aswell. He was a great general!
Indeed, Houston play his cards right and won a smashing victory
There is a reason we have a 67 foot statue of the man outside of Huntsville.
He was an American criminal who fled to Mexican Texas, not sure why didn’t close the border on the white wet-back
Bexar is pronounced bear not beh ar
There’s a reason we named our biggest city after him
The Fabian strategy is one of the most hated, but sometimes the most effective desperation strategy.
A couple of additions: 1) Santa Anna was hated all over Mexico not only for his coup to establish his dictatorship but his brutality to anyone who opposed him (Re: Zacatecas). 2) He truly saw himself as the "Napoleon of the West" and (forgetting Napoleon's foray into Russia) since he felt that New Orleans had truly belonged to Spain (not France) and, by extension, Mexico, he planned to march east and capture the city (ignoring the swamps in between). Given the size of his army, IF he had made it, there is a good chance he could have captured it. Now held it is another thing.
I don’t know if you watched the entire series but I’ve covered all those points in my early videos
Though it’s certainly fun to think about, I’m not sure there’s any realistic alternate scenario where Santa Anna could have captured New Orleans without a significantly larger force than he mustered for the Texas campaign. Around this time, New Orleans was the third largest city in the entire United States behind only New York and Philadelphia. The city had easily repulsed a much larger British force at the Battle of New Orleans in 1815.
Other than a shared Catholic heritage, the locals of Louisiana (I’m one, myself) would not have reacted kindly to an attempted forced annexation to Mexico by Santa Anna. And that’s not even considering how the US government would have reacted. Personally, I think the outcome of the Mexican-American War was always inevitable, but the surprising success of the Texans in 1836 definitely sped up the timeline by a few decades. Santa Anna is certainly a fascinating man.
It seems that anyone wanting to be remembered as a "Napoleon" somehow conveniently forgets everything after 1812.
REMEMBER THE ALAMO! REMEMBER GOLIAD!
!!!
Remember the Alamo!
Remember black people are humans not chattel. Slavery is bad, that’s what you need to remember when you repeat that quote
REMEMBER THE ALAMO!!!
We Will always remember (i'm mexican)... ALWAYS!
Remember Goliad!
Remember The Alamo! Remember Goliad
Its been a while for me but im glad to see the ole warhawk is still at the top of os game
Great work mate!!
appreciate it freddy!
Mexico did send its army into the Republic of Texas after the revolution. In fact, the Mexican army captured San Antonio 3 times during the 9 years of the Republic of Texas. Repeatedly repelling the Mexican invasions was one of the major factors that bankrupted the republic of Texas and forced them to join the United States.
Yes, Mexico invaded Texas a few times during its republic but they were merely raids with no chance of retaking Texas permanently
Tejas not Texas
@@franklopez3616Texas, go cry about it. Texas Texas Texas.
Love this video. The timeline between 1800-1850 is my favorite, especially things like the war of 1812 and the Texas revolution
Same with me but I think there’s a thing from that timeline that you might be interested in and it’s called the Black Hawk War and like it’s interesting as the war saw a non combatant who would be instrumental in the timeline between 1850 and 1865 and this non combatant was Abraham Lincoln.
Im the same as well, I love American history from 1750-1870
@chasechristophermurraydola9314 yeah, similarly there's another person who was instrumental in this period and he would late be on the opposite side as Lincoln, his name is Jefferson Davis.
1800-1850 of the new world history or dose your favorite focus also cover Europe as well?
This is the history of my family I'm so glad to be a sixth generation Texan and I am so proud to be a Texan
Thanks to these brave men and their decisive victory, my homeland got to exist. GOD BLESS TEXAS.
God bless em!
Hell no, it’s an awful history as if Nazis won. Immigrants bring their slaves and win the war. Thank God for Union who put an end to slavery
Texas Revolution series was great! Hope the Mexican-American War series will be coming soon!
History Marche sent me.. thank you for this video. 👍
Hoped you enjoyed it!
Your videos to illustrate historical battles are a treasure.
Another well done presentation on one of my favorite subjects, Texas history. You really do a good job on these. Thanks.
Glad you enjoyed it
I'm so happy. Thank you for releasing this. I often think about how nobody will believe me when I say I was subscribed before you went viral.
youre welcome haha
Crazy Revolution bro. I remember when we fought at the battle of the Alamo like it was yesterday. Crazy times.
Been waiting for this haha, love the channel, the potential is immense, please make it a series abt the Mexican American war, a very underrated conflict and there's no solid documentaries abt it here on yt
Soon, young one, soon
Nice video been waiting for this one!
Hope you enjoyed it!
Excellent job on this series! Thank you!
You're very welcome!
Remember the Amilo, 10.11 and Pearl Haven!
Nicely done as always Warhawk. Keep it up mate. 👍
Thanks, will do!
Great video man, Just discovered your channel recently and its awesome the amount of detail included in your videos
Thanks Zach, im glad you enjoy them!
It should be noted:
Santa Anna wasn't just captured in a marsh. He was captured with several other prisoners of war. He was thought to be just another prisoner but was saluted by some of his men, upone seeing him. This gave him away.
Excellent video and a phenomenal finish to this underrated series.
Thanks Sam!
Excellent video and amazing series sir! I learned alot from this!
Awesome, thank you!
Thank you for making this series! First time seeing your videos and being a native Texan I absolutely loved learning about our conception as a republic.
Excellent! Loved this series!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Awesome! I've been waiting for this video.
Hope you enjoyed it!
Great video! I love that you mentioned the Mexican/American War. One of my 3X great grandfathers reinforced General Taylor's forces after the Battle of Monterrey.
I couldnt finish this video without, Texas winning the revolution was the cause of the war a decade later
i love how you cover wars that dont really receive too much attention, could i perhaps propose you do the mexican-american war next? i've only ever seen montemayor cover a few battles
10/10 will watch again.
Chad move
I think I've watched every video since you were under 1k subs. Keep it up! Love from Canada
Wow Chris, that’s great to hear! We’ve came a long way and thanks for sticking with us!
Huzzah!! Another superb video, sir! I wonder if you will cover some of the battles of the Republican years. There was more than a few cross-border raids with Mexico not to mention fights with the Comanche.
For such a small battle, relatively speaking, its outcome would essentially open the west to the United States.
Can’t wait for the next series!
Enjoyed and informative.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Love your content! Can't wait For it! ❤❤❤❤❤
Hope you like it!
The craziest part is how much intel they had back in those days. I just can’t wrap my head around it
Sun Tzu famously said that men with no escape will fight to the death. Houston brought his men to a place where they could not escape, and the slaughters at the Alamo and Goliad showed the Texians that if they didn’t win, they would die.
The result was a Texians army that would not surrender or back down.
Santa Anna was a moron, Urrea would've crushed Sam Houston and ended the "revolution". Now you land grabbers are losing your women, the entire United States and now all of Europe. Karma is a b*tcg isnt it. America will be ours now not just Texas and Europe will be African and Islamic. Enjoy your karma
really well done, earned you a new sub with this one. howdy from TX south of H-town
Thanks fellow Houstonian!
Great video and a great series, I’m super excited to see what you come out with next 🎉🤙🏼👏🏼I hope you go along with what it seems like you’re hinting at 😜
Thanks Dan!
Been waiting forever for the release of the new episode. Worth it though.
Thanks for this
My pleasure!
Don’t you dare ever forget the Alamo! Shoutout to Ohio, I never knew of their role in the revolution as a Texan but who knows what it would’ve been like with out those two girls
3:25 Santa Anna's men were more like conscripts than grizzled veterans, unless one is referring to the lancer cavalry
even if they were conscripts, fighting in battles gives them experience which in turn makes them veterans
@@WarhawkYTI suppose. But the starting point of their morale or willingness to fight was pretty low, especially after marching across the wilderness for so long. Conscripts that are veterans are probably about as reliable as green volunteers.
@@WarhawkYTرد رائع جدا
Idk this channel but this was bery well done sir
This was my childhood home. So, cool to reevaluate it all with adult eyes
same here, I live just across the river from San Jacinto!
@@WarhawkYT I used to live in Highlands when I was a boy off Battle Bell
Great video
Thanks!
This was a great series. Hope you do the Mexican American war next.
Unfortunate how Houston was viewed, he wasn't timid, but meticulous. His men were just undisciplined and impatient.
That’s why he was a good commander. He knew his men only had enough gusto in them for one real good fight, so he made sure that he stacked the deck as much in his favor as possible to maximize that.
I enjoyed this video. I thought your introduction was very good and set the stage for what was going to occur. Now that the Texas revolution is over, are you going to cover the Mexican-American war or go back to the Civil War?
Thanks WT, we are heading back to the Civil War now, even though i mentioned the Mexican American war. Texas' victory at San Jacinto and its effects are the whole reason why the US eventually went to war with Mexico a decade later.
I salute you general Manuel Fernandez Castrillon
indeed
Several Tennesseans at the Alamo…
Majority of the men (32) at the Alamo were from Tennessee. ALSO… According to the San Jacinto Museum and Battlefield Association… Majority of Houstons 900 men were NOT Texans, they were Tennesseans… Here is an official statement and a number breakdown… “There were many who fought at the Battle of San Jacinto whose birth origin or previous residence is unknown. Of those whose are known, the majority were not Texans.
Of the 638 whose birthplace is known, the majority were born in Tennessee (123), Kentucky (64), Virginia (53), Georgia (45), North Carolina (37), South Carolina (32), Alabama (28), and New York (27), according to the museum and association’s data.”
@@modernprofessionals9512 …. My family’s farm is 2 mile from Davy Crockett’s wife home place…. Which Davy and her lived for awhile….. also their Marriage Certificate is at the local courthouse…..
The Strategy of the continuous retreating really was a perfect strategy for the Texans.
Good replica of the Russian tactics in 1812.
Another excellent video, well worth the wait ❤️❤️
Texans are the real Russians 😏
I read about the Tx war of independence but I didn't know about conflict that Sam Houston had to face with his soldiers.
Never realized that his command was on the brink in subordination and how he had to make concession with his troops
Its always "Remember the Alamo"... ppl tend forget the other part, "Remember Goliad." In Goliad, the captured soldiers were executed.
As a native Texan myself, it just makes me smile remembering how the Republic of Texas was born. Side note for those who don't know, Texas is the ONLY state to enter into the union by way of a treaty. A treaty that still exists today and can in fact be ripped up. Texas never gave up her sovereignty and its truly fascinating to me.
FACTS: Houstons men were not majority Texans according to the San Jacinto Museum and Battlefield Association, they were majority Tennesseans… “There were many who fought at the Battle of San Jacinto whose birth origin or previous residence is unknown. Of those whose are known, the majority were not Texans.
Of the 638 whose birthplace is known, the majority were born in Tennessee (123), Kentucky (64), Virginia (53), Georgia (45), North Carolina (37), South Carolina (32), Alabama (28), and New York (27), according to the museum and association’s data.”
MORE DATA: The 2ND largest number of soldiers who fought at San Jacinto were born in what are now the states of Louisiana, Mississippi, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Illinois, Massachusetts, Missouri, Maryland, Arkansas, Maine, Vermont, Indiana, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Florida, and Colorado.
A statement from The Center Square: Tennesseans arguably volunteered more than anyone else to help win Texas independence and shape Texas history, according to state records.
HELL YES 🗣🗣🗣🗣🗣🇨🇱🇨🇱🇨🇱
hell yeah brother
That’s not the Texas flag bruh😭
Well done.
thanks steven!
The Alamo called for Aid and Rohan did not answer.
Where was the Alamo when the Westfold fell?
@shinsenshogun900 well, it was a group of buildings so it was unable to move.
God bless you Warhawk, I love you.
Thanks Thymari!
Houston tried his damndest to lose the war but the Texans dragged him kicking and screaming all the way to victory
He was trying to find the right time to strike and San Jacinto was the to get where he wanted Santa Anna
Wrong. Majority of the men who fought in the Battle of the San Jacinto were not Texans. In fact, the majority were from Tennessee according to the San Jacinto Museum and Battlefield Association. Others came from Kentucky, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and Louisiana. Just the facts
REAL DATA from the San Jacinto Museum and Battlefield Association: “There were many who fought at the Battle of San Jacinto whose birth origin or previous residence is unknown. Of those whose are known, the majority were not Texans.
Of the 638 whose birthplace is known, the majority were born in Tennessee (123), Kentucky (64), Virginia (53), Georgia (45), North Carolina (37), South Carolina (32), Alabama (28), and New York (27), according to the museum and association’s data.”
Houston probably knew the alamo fell, according to the legend he would listen to the ground for the daily fire of Alamo's 18 pounder. On march 6 at noon, he didnt hear anything. March 7th. nothing.
Houston: Give me Texas
Santa Ana: No te de chinges Pendajo
Houston: Yea?
Santa Ana: Peca tello!
Houston: Ok, Hang or sign!
Santa Ann: Pos chingo, no mamez gue!
An army of 900 men is no Army and if I was a Mexican I would be embarrassed by this defeat that's why they tried to gain it back during World War I in a plot with Germany that's what allowed the US to enter the war which they were waiting for and the scary part is it only takes a few thousand with brave crazy Commanders to change territorial claims of thousands of kilometers and countries future
#RemembertheAlamo Sam Houston was a great leader "GIVE ME TEXAS!"
SAM HOUSTON WAS AN AMERICAN CRIMINAL! WHO SOUGHT REFUGE IN MEXICO! MEXICO WAKE UP WITH AMERICANS TAKING REFUGE/RETIREMENT
This video's run time is longer than the battle of San Jacinto.
I find it crazy that there is only a few thousand soldiers on both sides but millions of civilians but I guess technology prevented from massing armies in that area of the time frame but in the same hand that's not true because there's been a massing of armies before in history
name for this bit of music 30:13-31:50 ?
"howver" 😂
Yep that’s my southern vocabulary coming out 😂
When Santa Anna turned his attention to kill the texan Government i was like nooooo why would you do that, thats ridiculous - imagine to be the leader of a country and make such a bad mistake
Over arrogance, ego, and pride can be a weakness
@@JordanDavila yeah its a weakness :p
Santa Anna, brutish gambler
It would seem that Texas won this great victory despite Houston never wanting to engage the enemy. The Texans themselves had their fill of waiting and took the victory.
EXCEPT they were NOT TEXANS 😂😂😂… They were majority Tennesseans… Like Houston himself. Official Records from the San Jacinto Museum and Battlefield Association: “There were many who fought at the Battle of San Jacinto whose birth origin or previous residence is unknown. Of those whose are known, the majority were not Texans.
Tennesseans arguably volunteered more than anyone else to help win Texas independence and shape Texas history, according to state records.
Of the 638 whose birthplace is known, the majority were born in Tennessee (123), Kentucky (64), Virginia (53), Georgia (45), North Carolina (37), South Carolina (32), Alabama (28), and New York (27), according to the museum and association’s data.”
The 2ND largest number of soldiers who fought at San Jacinto were born in what are now the states of Louisiana, Mississippi, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Illinois, Massachusetts, Missouri, Maryland, Arkansas, Maine, Vermont, Indiana, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Florida, and Colorado.
You are giving the Arkansas/south of Dallas TX accent
Sounds just like me but less twangy. Recognized it right off the bat listening to Maddy Morphosis and audio clips of myself
Not drawl but SETX urban staccato
Tempo and Irishness pluxuates . Same til this day, my mom can't understand my siblings and I interacting
I was born and raised in SETX, now live on the east side of houston haha
While it ended horribly, would you be willing to do the Gutierrez-Magee Expedition? Arguably this would bring the number of Flags over Texas to 7, instead of 6. Just as we count the failed rebellion of the Confederates, so too should this count. And it is much lesser known, but I think is extremely important.
I would like to but not any time soon
@@WarhawkYT I look forward to it if you do! Great video!
Are you gonna finish the civil war videos
yes? i never said I wasnt
More! 🎉
Thats a wrap for Texas Rev!
@@WarhawkYT excited to see more from this channel very high production value keep it up continue the great work within no time this will be huge
i know ur gonna go back to the civil war vids which are also awesome but hope to see the mexican american war as well if possible
at some point we will, i would love to cover it!
Mexico did not send troops into the disputed territory, President Polk sent federal troops into it. Mexico demanded them to leave the area, which were ignored since they wanted to provoke a war. So Mexico interpreted the situation as an attack, so they moved in to push US forces out.
Army infantry vet and native Texan born and raised my moms side of the family Mexican side fathers white side her parents live right on the San Jacinto River and I love visiting there cause outside I see the San Jacinto monument and it’s so bad ass lmao
Those guys were so undisciplined. They got straight up lucky they didn't all die
Where do you get to the part where the Battleship Texas shells the Mexican camp? 🤪
shoot i forgot to mention that, welp...
Next battle please
My grandfather X2 John Hawkins Singleton was with Houston
Great vid. Just an FYI the "J" in "San Jacinto" is pronounced normally
@@Jdavid1976 check my community tab and no, the modern pronunciation is an anglicized version of its original name.
Is San Felipe modern day Katy?
Just west of Katy
This is way!!!!! To Texas centric!!!!!! They got lucky!!!!!!
indeed they did!
LESSS FUCKINN GOOOOOOOO HES BACK YYALLL
LESSS GOOOO
Love playing as texas in victoria 2
A lot of towns are named after these guys.
Funny the vid was longer then the battle
God bless Texas
I thought about making it exactly 18 minutes but I had more than just the battle to cover haha
Wait you can’t say Texians had better firearms and then say “they were outgunned.” Outmanned yes but not outgunned (except in terms of canon)
They were out gunned in terms of numbers, not technology