Texan War Of Independence Events

The Lone Star State texan_war_of_independence.1

… stands, after a hard-fought and bloody war, independent. There are many within the Republic that advocate for statehood within the …. The …s, by all accounts, would welcome us into their union.

The war with Mexico has ended, and our brave citizens have begun to lay down their arms and return to peacetime life. But what good is independence if we must spend every day watching our backs, waiting for the return of our oppressors? Texas can be stronger still as part of a greater union, one of like-minded states that will not infringe upon our God-given rights.

Texan Statehood texan_war_of_independence.2

"The people of Texas having, at the time of adopting their constitution, expressed by an almost unanimous vote, their desire to be incorporated into the Union of the United States, and being still desirous of the same with equal unanimity, in order to provide more effectually for their security and prosperity; and the United States, actuated solely by the desire to add to their own security and prosperity, and to meet the wishes of the Government and people of Texas, have determined to accomplish, by treaty, objects so important to their mutual and permanent welfare."

General Santa Anna Captured texan_war_of_independence.3

…, the ruler of Mexico and one of its leading generals, has been captured in a swamp wearing a dragoon's uniform by our forces. He is offering to immediately sign a peace with us in exchange for his release.

"Santa Anna, alive, can be of incalculable benefit to Texas; Santa Anna, dead, would just be another casualty."