Sam Houston was chosen as commander in chief of the settlers’ army after they rebelled against Mexico in 1835. On April 21, 1836, he led roughly 900 Texans in a surprise attack at the Battle of San Jacinto. His force defeated between 1,200 and 1,300 Mexican soldiers led by Antonio López de Santa Anna. This victory secured Texas’s independence.
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