"Remember the Alamo"
(40" x 76" Sam Houston at San Jacinto")
$30,000. for this original oil painting by Ken Turner

The 800 man Texas Army under the command of General Sam Houston had been pursued by the Mexican Army, which numbered between 5,000 and 7,000, for weeks. In his haste to punish the rebels, Santa Anna found himself on the battlefield at San Jacinto without an advantage.

General Cos, however, reinforced Santa Anna during the night with an additional 500 troops, giving Santa Anna a 450 man advantage. Deaf Smith, Houston's scout, was sent the next morning to destroy Vince's Bridge and thus prevent any futrther reinforcements from reaching the Mexican Army.

Houston advanced across 1 mile of open prairie in battle formation undetected. It was 4:00 in the afternoon, and the sun was over their shoulders, when the Texas cannons, The Twin sisters, fired upon Houston's signal, a wave of his hat. Deaf Smith rode down the Texas line waving his ax and shouting "Vince's Bridge is down! Fight for your lives!"

"Remember the Alamo!" "Remember Goliad!" echoed down the Texas advance. Houston's white horse, Saracen, was shot from under him, as was another. But he continued to lead the attack from a third mount.

With Santa Anna's capture the next day, after his flight from the battlefield, Texas independence was assured. One of the five most decisive battles in the history of the western world was over.