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Apr 21, 2021 · The Battle of San Jacinto forever changed Texas’ history. In 18 minutes, the Texian army routed the Mexican army. After the battle, Texians, enraged by the massacres at the Alamo and Goliad...
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- Texas Historical Commission
- Martyrs of the Alamo (1915) Oldest surviving Alamo movie. Impressive battle sequences that were groundbreaking during the silent film era. Produced by DW Griffith, the director of Birth of a Nation.
- Heroes of the Alamo (1937) Unique take on the Alamo narrative using Captain Dickinson as the main character. A true “talkie” classic with few action scenes and a lot of dialogue that establishes context.
- Davy Crockett : King of the Wild Frontier (1955) The most famous depiction of the Alamo featuring iconic actor, Fess Parker. Arguably Disney’s most successful and lucrative film ever.
- The Last Command (1955) A story told through the perspective of James Bowie. Footage would be recycled in The Alamo : Thirteen days to glory. Produced after an argument between Republic Studio’s founder and John Wayne.
The First Texan: Directed by Byron Haskin. With Joel McCrea, Felicia Farr, Jeff Morrow, Wallace Ford. Eastern lawyer Sam Houston moves to Texas. At the request of President Jackson, he leads the Texan independence movement and wins the decisive battle against the Mexican army to gain Texas independence.
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- Biography, History, Western
- Byron Haskin
- 1956-06-29
The Battle of San Jacinto (Spanish: Batalla de San Jacinto), fought on April 21, 1836, in present-day La Porte and Deer Park, Texas, was the final and decisive battle of the Texas Revolution. Led by General Samuel Houston, the Texan Army engaged and defeated General Antonio López de Santa Anna's Mexican army in a fight that lasted just 18 minutes.
- April 21, 1836
- Texian victory
Jun 23, 2020 · This segment discusses the Battle of San Jacinto. The battle is r ...more. “Texas" is a 1970s educational film series produced by KHOU-TV. “The Runaway Scrape,” hosted by revered Houston ...
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- Texas Archive of the Moving Image
The battle at the Alamo was the prelude to that victory at San Jacinto over Santa Anna where his life was traded for Texas independence. Other movies left this out and it's important in explaining how Texas split from Mexico to become the 28th state of the United States.
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May 22, 2015 · The miniseries chronicles the events following the defeat at the Alamo, including the rise of the Texas Rangers and the Texas Revolution, culminating with the Battle of San Jacinto between the Sam Houston-led Texian Army and the Santa Anna-led Mexican army.
