Key People in the “Road to Texas Independence” Susanna Dickinson One of the William B Travis Colonel and Santa Anna The dictator of Sam Houston few survivors of the Alamo hero at the Battle of the Mexico who led the Mexican army General of regular Texas army Allowed to go free because hadn’t Alamo during the Texas Revolution during the Revolution participated in the fighting. Santa Authored famous letter from Commander of Mexican army at Anna wanted survivors to spread the Alamo. He was captured at the the story of what happened at the Alamo which rallied support Battle of San Jacinto and signed the Commander at San Jacinto & Alamo for Texans (support did not peace treaty at Velasco became first president of the come) Republic of Texas David Burnet General Martin Perfecto de Cos Juan Sequin Formed a group James Bowie Invented the Served as the President of Mexican General married to of nearly 40 Tejanos to help “Bowie Knife” Texas during the ad interim Santa Anna’s sister fight before Battle of Alamo Was sent to the Alamo to see government Surrendered San Antonio to His group helped to capture if fort should be defended or Texans after a 56 day siege, San Antonio destroyed which sparked Santa Anna’s Left the siege at the Alamo to Would rather die than give up entry into Texas get more volunteers the Alamo David Crockett Came to George Childress Samuel McCulloch Stephen F Austin-Father of defend the Alamo from Author of the Texas Free African American, Texas Tennessee with 12 riflemen Declaration of Independence. wounded at the Battle of Sent to the U.S. to get money, Sent to Washington D.C. in an Goliad. Known as the first weapons, and men for the Was an expert riflemen. Died attempt to get the U.S. Texan casualty of the Texas war effort. defending the Alamo government to recognize Revolution Texas as an independent country. Erasmus “Deaf” Smith Captured a Lorenzo de Zavala James Fannin Commander at James Bonham Broke through the Mexican courier at Battle of San Established a colony in Texas and Goliad where his troops were Mexican lines at the Alamo to Jacinto helped write the Mexican captured and executed by order of deliver a letter asking Fannin to Courier had Santa Anna’s Constitution of 1824; Santa Anna. He was executed last. bring his forces from Goliad plans….OOOPS for him. The Texans He participated in Convention of “Remember Goliad” became a Returned to tell that Fannin could knew what they were up against 1836 and served as vice-president Texas battle cry not come to help at the Alamo thanks to this guy of interim govt. during Revolution .