Texian Army

Texian Army
Revolutionary Army
Army of the People
Texian Army; Revolutionary Army; Army of the People
Active	October 1, 1835 – April 21, 1836
Country	Republic of Texas
Allegiance	Republic of Texas; Consultation (Texian provisional government); Constitution of the Republic of Texas
Type	Artillery; Line infantry; Militia; Mounted infantry; Ranger
Role	Artillery observer; Cavalry tactics; Charge; Desert warfare; Force protection; Guerrilla warfare; Indirect fire; Line formation; Maneuver warfare; Patrolling; Raiding; Reconnaissance; Screening; Shock tactics; Skirmishers; Tracking
Size	3,685-3,700 (approximated)
Engagements	Texas Revolution; Battle of Gonzales (1835); Battle of Goliad (1835); Battle of Concepción (1835); Battle of Lipantitlán (1835); Grass Fight (1835); Siege of Béxar (1835); Battle of San Patricio (1836); Battle of Agua Dulce (1836); Battle of the Alamo (1836); Battle of Refugio (1836); Battle of Coleto (1836); Battle of San Jacinto (1836);
Commanders
Notable; commanders	Stephen F. Austin; Sam Houston (WIA); James Fannin (POW) (Executed); William Travis †; James Bowie †; Davy Crockett †; Frank W. Johnson; Edward Burleson; George Fisher; Philip Dimmitt; John Linn; George Collinsworth; Benjamin Milam †; William Scott; William Ward (POW) (Executed); George H. Burroughs; Thomas H. Breece; Robert C. Morris; Jack Shackelford; Juan Seguín; Plácido Benavides; Salvador Flores; Manuel Leal

The Texian Army, also known as the Revolutionary Army and Army of the People, was the land warfare branch of the Texian armed forces during the Texas Revolution. It spontaneously formed from the Texian Militia in October 1835 following the Battle of Gonzales. Along with the Texian Navy, it helped the Republic of Texas win independence from the Centralist Republic of Mexico on May 14, 1836 at the Treaties of Velasco. Although the Texas Army was officially established by the Consultation of the Republic of Texas on November 13, 1835, it did not replace the Texian Army until after the Battle of San Jacinto.

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